Lydia is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Lydia, 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.
Lydia in 100 people: 5 kids under 18 (SC: 21)
82 in 100 residents are 65 or older, against 19 across SC. From 2010 to 2020 the population changed by −11%. In all, about 190 people live in Lydia (census survey, 2020–24). Across SC, 32 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; locally, 0.
Median age 70.9 (SC 40.2).
About 1018 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±9 points). Among residents 65 to 74, 94% are men (SC 46%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
Workers 16 and older.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Lydia says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Lydia
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Lydia’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Lydia 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 Lydia 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.