Capitan is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Capitan, 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 Capitan have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Capitan in 100 people: 32 aged 65 or older (NM: 19)
4 in 100 workers work from home, against 12 across NM. Capitan is home to about 1,402 people (2025 Census estimate). Across NM, 70 in 100 households own their home; here, 94. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Capitan changed by −7%.
Median age 57.6 (NM 39.4).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.6 points.
Counted by household. Plus 10.8% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 28 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Capitan says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Capitan
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Capitan’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Capitan 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 Capitan 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.