Port Austin is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Port Austin, 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 Port Austin have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Kids under 18: 7 of every 100 people in Port Austin
The 2010 and 2020 censuses put the change at −6%. Port Austin has about 649 residents (2025 Census estimate). People 65 and older are 34 in every 100 residents. For every 100 households, 63 own and the rest rent, beside 73 owners across MI.
Median age 54.9 (MI 40.2).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.4 points. Among residents 75 and older, 62% are men (MI 42%).
Counted by household. Plus 42% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 24 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Port Austin says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Port Austin
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Port Austin’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Port Austin 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 Port Austin 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.