Schaefferstown is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Schaefferstown, 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 Schaefferstown have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Bachelor’s degree or more: 12 of every 100 adults in Schaefferstown
75 in 100 households own their home, against 69 across PA. In the decade to 2020, the population moved +4%. Schaefferstown is home to about 942 people (census survey, 2020–24). Home is the workplace for 5 in every 100 workers.
Median age 32.8 (PA 40.9).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.6 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 6.3% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 29 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Schaefferstown says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Schaefferstown
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Schaefferstown’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Schaefferstown 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 Schaefferstown 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.