Long Lake is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Long 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 Long Lake have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Long Lake were 100 people, 33 would be 65 or older
Long Lake is home to about 777 people (2025 Census estimate). 83 in 100 households own their home. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Long Lake changed by +11%. For every 100 adults 25 and older, 47 have a bachelor’s degree or more, beside 40 across NY.
Median age 54.5 (NY 39.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.5 points.
Counted by household. Plus 71.5% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older. 5.8% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 14 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Long Lake says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 10 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Long Lake
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Long 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 Long 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 Long 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.