Ham Lake is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Ham Lake, 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.
Ham Lake: 94 owner households in every 100
17 in 100 workers work from home, against 18 across MN. In the decade to 2020, the population moved +8%. Population: about 17,104 (2025 Census estimate). People 65 and older are 19 in every 100 residents.
Median age 43.8 (MN 38.8).
About 108 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.7 points). Median age: women 44.0, men 43.7.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 29 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Ham Lake says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 4 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Ham Lake
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Ham Lake’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Ham Lake 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 Ham Lake 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.