Allegany is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Allegany, 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.
Allegany: 66 owner households in every 100
People 65 and older make up 20 in 100 residents (NY: 18). From 2010 to 2020 the population changed by −15%. Allegany has about 1,615 residents (2025 Census estimate). Home is the workplace for 7 in every 100 workers.
Median age 39 (NY 39.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Among residents 18 to 24, 81% are men (NY 50%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 8.1% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 19 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Allegany says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 1 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Allegany
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Allegany’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Allegany 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 Allegany 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.