Houston is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Houston, 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 Houston have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Homeowners: 55 of every 100 households in Houston
For every 100 residents, 29 are under 18, beside 23 across MS. About 3,670 people call Houston home (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 20 in every 100 adults 25 and older. The town changed by +5% from 2010 to 2020.
Median age 32.5 (MS 38.6).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.4 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.2% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 17 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Houston says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Houston
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Houston’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Houston 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 Houston 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.