Plum is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Plum, 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 Plum have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Plum were 100 households, 81 would own their home
45 in 100 adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, against 35 across PA. Plum is home to about 26,225 people (2025 Census estimate). Home is the workplace for 24 in every 100 workers.
Median age 44.4 (PA 40.9).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.9 points. Median age: women 47.6, men 42.6.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.3% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 31 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Plum says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 10 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Plum
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Plum’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Plum 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 Plum 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.