Columbia is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Columbia, 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.
Columbia in 100 households: 53 owners (PA: 69)
People 65 and older make up 23 in 100 residents (PA: 20). Over 2010–2020, the head count moved −2%. About 10,314 people call Columbia home (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 17 in every 100 adults 25 and older.
Median age 41.8 (PA 40.9).
About 120 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.3 points). Among residents 65 to 74, 61% are men (PA 48%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 24 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Columbia 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 Columbia
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Columbia’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Columbia 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 Columbia 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.