Smithfield is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Smithfield, 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.
93 in every 100 households in Smithfield own their home
In all, about 1,100 people live in Smithfield (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 14 in every 100 adults 25 and older. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Smithfield changed by −13%. Home workers make up 11 in 100 workers (NY: 15).
Median age 44.2 (NY 39.8).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 22 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Smithfield says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 3 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Smithfield
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Smithfield’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Smithfield 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 Smithfield 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.