St. Matthews is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join St. Matthews, 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 St. Matthews have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Kids under 18: 11 of every 100 people in St. Matthews
30 in 100 residents are 65 or older, against 19 across SC. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, St. Matthews changed by −9%. The town counts about 1,827 residents (2025 Census estimate). Across SC, 72 in 100 households own their home; here, 67.
Median age 54.3 (SC 40.2).
About 78 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.8 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 17 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how St. Matthews says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in St. Matthews
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What St. Matthews’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is St. Matthews 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 St. Matthews 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.