Gates is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Gates, 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.
Homeowners: 74 of every 100 households in Gates
Gates is home to about 28,988 people (2025 Census estimate). Across NY, 40 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in the town, 29. The 2010 and 2020 censuses put the change at +3%. 22 in 100 residents are 65 or older, against 18 across NY.
Median age 43.8 (NY 39.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.6 points. Median age: women 45.6, men 41.3.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.1% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 18 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Gates 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 Gates
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Gates’s neighbors have built
1 contributions so far, one patch each.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Gates 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 Gates 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.