Allentown is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Allentown, 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.
If Allentown were 100 adults, 53 would have a bachelor’s degree or more
About 1,741 people call Allentown home (2025 Census estimate). In the decade to 2020, the population moved −5%. Owners hold 72 in every 100 households. Home workers make up 21 in 100 workers (NJ: 17).
Median age 40.8 (NJ 40.1).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.7 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 7.1% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 30 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Allentown says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 2 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Allentown
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Allentown’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Allentown 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 Allentown 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.