Hines is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Hines, 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.
Of every 100 households in Hines, 74 own their home
For every 100 residents, 20 are 65 or older, beside 19 across OR. Population: about 1,610 (2025 Census estimate). 2 in 100 workers work from home. The 2010 and 2020 censuses put the change at +5%.
Median age 42.5 (OR 40.4).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Among residents 45 to 54, 87% are men (OR 51%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 8 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Hines says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Hines
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Hines’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Hines 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 Hines 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.