New Scotland is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join New Scotland, 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.
Of every 100 households in New Scotland, 84 own their home
Roughly 9,299 people live in New Scotland (2025 Census estimate). Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, New Scotland changed by +5%. Across NY, 40 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; here, 49. People 65 and older make up 20 in 100 residents (NY: 18).
Median age 45.1 (NY 39.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.2 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 6.1% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 24 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how New Scotland 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 New Scotland
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What New Scotland’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is New Scotland 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 New Scotland 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.