Artesia is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Artesia, 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 Artesia have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
20 in every 100 adults in Artesia have a bachelor’s degree or more
About 12,735 people call Artesia home (2025 Census estimate). People 65 and older are 10 in every 100 residents. The town changed by +14% from 2010 to 2020. Kids under 18 make up 31 in 100 residents (NM: 22).
Median age 30.7 (NM 39.4).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 9.1% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 18 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Artesia says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Artesia
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Artesia’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Artesia 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 Artesia 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.