Melville is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Melville, 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 Melville have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
65 and older: 29 of every 100 people in Melville
Melville’s head count changed +2% between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. Owners hold 88 in every 100 households. About 19,714 people live in Melville (census survey, 2020–24). For every 100 adults 25 and older, 62 have a bachelor’s degree or more, beside 40 across NY.
Median age 49.8 (NY 39.8).
About 83 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1 point).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.6% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 33 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Melville 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 Melville
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Melville’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Melville 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 Melville 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.