Forest Grove is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Forest Grove, 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 Forest Grove have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Forest Grove were 100 workers, 12 would work from home
About 27,252 people call Forest Grove home (2025 Census estimate). Across OR, 20 in 100 people are under 18; here, 24. Adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more: 32 in 100 (OR: 37).
Median age 34 (OR 40.4).
About 91 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.3 points). Median age: women 34.8, men 33.0.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 9.6% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 30 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Forest Grove 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 Forest Grove
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Forest Grove’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Forest Grove 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 Forest Grove 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.