Gaston is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Gaston, 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.
Gaston in 100 adults: 13 with a bachelor’s degree or more (NC: 36)
Some 959 people live here (2025 Census estimate). Owners hold 59 in every 100 households. For every 100 residents, 25 are under 18, beside 22 across NC.
Median age 43 (NC 39.1).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.7% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 19 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Gaston says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Gaston
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Gaston’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Gaston 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 Gaston 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.