Patten is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Patten, 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 Patten have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Patten in 100 people: 39 aged 65 or older (ME: 22)
For every 100 workers, 29 work from home, beside 16 across ME. Owners hold 83 in every 100 households. The 2010 and 2020 censuses put the change at −13%. Patten has about 900 residents (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 57.8 (ME 44.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.4 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 28 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Patten says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 3 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Patten
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Patten’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Patten 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 Patten 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.