Bent Creek is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Bent Creek, 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 Bent Creek have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Of every 100 households in Bent Creek, 84 own their home
20 in 100 residents are 65 or older, against 17 across NC. Home is the workplace for 19 in every 100 workers. The census count changed by +9% from 2010 to 2020. In all, about 1,384 people live in Bent Creek (census survey, 2020–24).
Median age 47.2 (NC 39.1).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.6 points. Among residents 45 to 54, 100% are men (NC 49%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 20 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Bent Creek says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Bent Creek
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Bent Creek’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Bent Creek 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 Bent Creek 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.