Raton is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Raton, 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 Raton were 100 adults, 21 would have a bachelor’s degree or more
Raton is home to about 5,952 people (2025 Census estimate). Home is the workplace for 3 in every 100 workers. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Raton changed by −12%. For every 100 residents, 19 are under 18, beside 22 across NM.
Median age 44.8 (NM 39.4).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 19 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Raton says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Raton
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Raton’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Raton 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 Raton 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.