Fort Drum is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Fort Drum, 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 Fort Drum have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Fort Drum were 100 people, 31 would be kids under 18
The 2010 and 2020 censuses put the change at +23%. People 65 and older are 0 in every 100 residents. Fort Drum is home to about 16,065 people (census survey, 2020–24). For every 100 households, 4 own and the rest rent, beside 54 owners across NY.
Median age 23.3 (NY 39.8).
About 140 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.2 points). Among residents 18 to 24, 67% are men (NY 50%). Median age: women 23.7, men 23.1.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 12.4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 11 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Fort Drum 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 Fort Drum
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Fort Drum’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Fort Drum 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 Fort Drum 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.