Boring is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Boring, 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 Boring have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Boring in 100 households: 88 owners (OR: 63)
18 in 100 workers work from home, against 19 across OR. The population is about 1,869 (census survey, 2020–24). Across OR, 37 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in Boring, 35.
Median age 43.9 (OR 40.4).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.5 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 51 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Boring 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 Boring
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Boring’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Boring 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 Boring 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.