Pickstown is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Pickstown, 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.
30 in every 100 people in Pickstown are 65 or older
13 in 100 workers work from home, against 10 across SD. Pickstown counts about 248 residents (2025 Census estimate). Across SD, 69 in 100 households own their home; in the town, 89.
Median age 54.2 (SD 38).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.2 points.
Counted by household. Plus 17.4% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 20 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Pickstown says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Pickstown
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Pickstown’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Pickstown 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 Pickstown 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.