A small circle is getting Durham started
Everyone building Durham’s handbook and conversation, and the warmth they make by showing up. Nobody has posted in the last 30 days: yours could be the next.
It always reflects the last 30 days, so it cools when the town goes quiet.
What kind of neighbors does Durham have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Durham were 100 people
About 15,346 people live in Durham (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 20.8 (NH 43.3).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.7 points. Median age: women 20.7, men 20.9.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 55.1% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 19 minutes each way.
Neighbors next door
8 neighbors have joined across the 4 bordering towns. Lee is ahead. Catch up?
Everyone in Durham
Hi, I am new on TownTapestry
Posts the news and the weekly round-up. It never earns karma or a spot on the leaderboard.
Nobody matches.
Top neighbors
Nobody has added anything in 30 days, so here are Durham’s all-time leaders by karma.
Newest neighbors
A friendly hello is the fastest way to make Durham feel like home.
What Durham’s neighbors have built
10 contributions so far, one patch each.
Groups in Durham
Your street, your kids’ team, your morning walkers.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Durham says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Durham 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 Durham 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.