A small circle is getting Amesbury started
Everyone building Amesbury’s handbook and conversation, and the warmth they make by showing up. Nobody has posted in the last 30 days: yours could be the next.
It always reflects the last 30 days, so it cools when the town goes quiet.
What kind of neighbors does Amesbury have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Neighbors
Posts the news and the weekly round-up. It never earns karma or a spot on the leaderboard.
Nobody matches.
Newest neighbors
A friendly hello is the fastest way to make Amesbury feel like home.
If Amesbury were 100 people
About 17,588 people live in Amesbury (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 43.7 (MA 40).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2 points. Median age: women 46.8, men 41.3.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.1% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 29 minutes each way.
What Amesbury’s neighbors have built
2 contributions so far, one patch each.
Start the first group in Amesbury
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Amesbury says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
1 neighborNeighbors next door
None of the 5 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Amesbury or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Amesbury in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.