Manchester-by-the-Sea is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Manchester-by-the-Sea, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Manchester-by-the-Sea have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Manchester-by-the-Sea were 100 people, 29 would be 65 or older
From the 2010 census to the 2020 one, the change was +5%. Some 5,475 people live here (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 78 in every 100 adults 25 and older. Owners make up 75 in 100 households (MA: 63).
Median age 48.9 (MA 40).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.8% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 30 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Manchester-by-the-Sea says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 5 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Manchester-by-the-Sea
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Manchester-by-the-Sea’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Manchester-by-the-Sea 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 Manchester-by-the-Sea 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.