Bethlehem is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Bethlehem, 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.
39 kids in every 100 people in Bethlehem
0 in 100 workers work from home, against 6 across MS. Bethlehem counts about 155 residents (census survey, 2020–24). Across MS, 25 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; here, 15.
Median age 32.2 (MS 38.6).
Counted by household. Plus 51.6% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older.
Workers 16 and older.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Bethlehem says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Bethlehem
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Bethlehem’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem 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.