Bethesda is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Bethesda, 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.
Bachelor’s degree or more: 15 of every 100 adults in Bethesda
Bethesda is home to about 1,179 people (2025 Census estimate). Home is the workplace for 2 in every 100 workers. Over 2010–2020, the head count moved −4%. 18 in 100 residents are kids under 18, against 22 across OH.
Median age 35.3 (OH 39.7).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5 points.
Counted by household. Plus 15% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older. 10.9% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 18 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Bethesda says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Bethesda
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Bethesda’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Bethesda 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 Bethesda 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.