Oxford is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Oxford, 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 Oxford have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Oxford in 100 households: 70 owners (NY: 54)
The 2010 and 2020 censuses put the change at −8%. About 1,322 people call Oxford home (2025 Census estimate). Across NY, 40 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in the town, 18. Home workers make up 7 in 100 workers (NY: 15).
Median age 43.4 (NY 39.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.2 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 24 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Oxford says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Oxford
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Oxford’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Oxford 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 Oxford 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.