Hillside Lake is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Hillside Lake, 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 Hillside Lake have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Hillside Lake were 100 people, 28 would be 65 or older
Home workers make up 2 in 100 workers (NY: 15). In the decade to 2020, the population moved +1%. Some 784 people live here (census survey, 2020–24). Across NY, 54 in 100 households own their home; in Hillside Lake, 100.
Median age 59.2 (NY 39.8).
About 131 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.5 points).
Counted by household. Plus 19.9% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older. 5.7% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 40 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Hillside Lake says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Hillside Lake
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Hillside Lake’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Hillside Lake 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 Hillside Lake 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.