Stem is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Stem, 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 Stem have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Stem were 100 people
About 1,023 people live in Stem (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 32.1 (NC 39.1).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Among residents 55 to 64, 72% are women (NC 52%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.1% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 31 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Stem says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Stem
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Stem’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Stem 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 Stem 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.