New Salem is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join New Salem, 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 New Salem have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
New Salem in 100 people: 10 kids under 18 (PA: 20)
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, New Salem changed by −14%. Population: about 364 (census survey, 2020–24). 46 in 100 residents are 65 or older. Home workers make up 0 in 100 workers (PA: 16).
Median age 64.5 (PA 40.9).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 11 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how New Salem says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 3 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in New Salem
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What New Salem’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is New Salem 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 New Salem 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.