Northome is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Northome, 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.
Northome in 100 people: 13 kids under 18 (MN: 23)
Home workers make up 9 in 100 workers (MN: 18). A bachelor’s degree or more: 21 in every 100 adults 25 and older. The population is about 155 (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 55 (MN 38.8).
Counted by household. Plus 14% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older. 6.9% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 30 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Northome says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Northome
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Northome’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Northome 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 Northome 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.