Eliot is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Eliot, 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.
Eliot in 100 adults: 44 with a bachelor’s degree or more (ME: 36)
The 2010 and 2020 censuses put the change at +8%. 28 in 100 residents are 65 or older. The population is about 7,643 (2025 Census estimate). For every 100 households, 80 own and the rest rent, beside 74 owners across ME.
Median age 50.8 (ME 44.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.2 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 23 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Eliot says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 7 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Eliot
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Eliot’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Eliot 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 Eliot 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.