Oyster Bay is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Oyster Bay, 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 Oyster Bay, 89 own their home
The census count changed by +3% from 2010 to 2020. In all, about 301,115 people live in Oyster Bay (2025 Census estimate). 56 in 100 adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more. Home workers make up 18 in 100 workers (NY: 15).
Median age 44.3 (NY 39.8).
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median age: women 45.4, men 43.2.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 6.8% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 35 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Oyster Bay 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 Oyster Bay
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Oyster Bay’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Oyster Bay 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 Oyster Bay 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.