Bear Grass is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Bear Grass, 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.
Kids under 18: 36 of every 100 people in Bear Grass
The population is about 81 (2025 Census estimate). Across NC, 67 in 100 households own their home; in Bear Grass, 80. Home workers make up 5 in 100 workers (NC: 16).
Median age 33.5 (NC 39.1).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 19 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Bear Grass says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Bear Grass
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Bear Grass’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Bear Grass 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 Bear Grass 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.