Cohoes is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Cohoes, 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 Cohoes have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Owner-occupied: 40 of every 100 households in Cohoes
For every 100 residents, 20 are under 18, beside 21 across NY. The census count changed by +12% from 2010 to 2020. In all, about 18,518 people live in Cohoes (2025 Census estimate). 28 in 100 adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more.
Median age 38.6 (NY 39.8).
About 86 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.8 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 6.6% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 25 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Cohoes says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 5 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Cohoes
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Cohoes’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Cohoes 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 Cohoes 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.