Blacksburg is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Blacksburg, 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 Blacksburg have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Blacksburg in 100 people: 32 kids under 18 (SC: 21)
The 2010 and 2020 censuses put the change at +2%. The population is about 1,965 (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 13 in every 100 adults 25 and older. 42 in 100 households own their home, against 72 across SC.
Median age 33.8 (SC 40.2).
About 66 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±6.2 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 30 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Blacksburg says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Blacksburg
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Blacksburg’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Blacksburg 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 Blacksburg 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.