Bemidji is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Bemidji, 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 Bemidji have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
43 in every 100 households in Bemidji own their home
Kids under 18 make up 20 in 100 residents (MN: 23). Over 2010–2020, the head count moved +9%. Roughly 15,770 people live in Bemidji (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 33 in every 100 adults 25 and older.
Median age 30 (MN 38.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.6 points. Median age: women 33.4, men 27.3.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 14.5% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 17 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Bemidji says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 6 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Bemidji
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Bemidji’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Bemidji 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 Bemidji 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.