Herricks is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Herricks, 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 Herricks have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Homeowners: 96 of every 100 households in Herricks
For every 100 adults 25 and older, 56 have a bachelor’s degree or more, beside 40 across NY. Herricks’s head count changed +2% between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. Roughly 3,907 people live in Herricks (census survey, 2020–24). Across NY, 15 in 100 workers work from home; locally, 19.
Median age 50.2 (NY 39.8).
About 91 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.5 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 7.4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 40 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Herricks 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 Herricks
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Herricks’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Herricks 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 Herricks 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.