Canastota is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Canastota, 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.
Owner-occupied: 68 of every 100 households in Canastota
People 65 and older make up 19 in 100 residents (NY: 18). Home is the workplace for 6 in every 100 workers. In the decade to 2020, the population moved −5%. The population is about 4,400 (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 43.6 (NY 39.8).
About 84 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.7 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.5% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 23 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Canastota says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Canastota
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Canastota’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Canastota 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 Canastota 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.