Van Buren is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Van Buren, 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 Van Buren, 62 own their home
From 2010 to 2020 the population changed by +9%. About 14,038 people call Van Buren home (2025 Census estimate). People 65 and older are 21 in every 100 residents. Home workers make up 13 in 100 workers (NY: 15).
Median age 42.1 (NY 39.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.1% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 25 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Van Buren says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 4 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Van Buren
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Van Buren’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Van Buren 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 Van Buren 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.