Damascus is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Damascus, 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.
Damascus in 100 households: 91 owners (OR: 63)
People 65 and older make up 24 in 100 residents (OR: 19). The census count changed by +5% from 2010 to 2020. Home is the workplace for 14 in every 100 workers.
Median age 45.6 (OR 40.4).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.9% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 28 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Damascus says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 2 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Damascus
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Damascus’s neighbors have built
1 contributions so far, one patch each.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Damascus 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 Damascus 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.