Albany is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Albany, 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 Albany have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Bachelor’s degree or more: 29 of every 100 adults in Albany
Albany has about 56,894 residents (2025 Census estimate). 25 in 100 residents are kids under 18. In the decade to 2020, the population moved +13%. For every 100 households, 59 own and the rest rent, beside 63 owners across OR.
Median age 37.7 (OR 40.4).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.2 points. Median age: women 39.0, men 36.2.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.5% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 21 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Albany says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 1 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Albany
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Albany’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Albany 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 Albany 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.