Sewanee is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Sewanee, 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 Sewanee have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Sewanee were 100 people
About 2,936 people live in Sewanee (census survey, 2020–24).
Median age 21.5 (TN 38.9).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.8 points. Among residents 75 and older, 72% are men (TN 42%). Median age: women 21.4, men 21.6.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 67.8% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 10 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Sewanee says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Sewanee
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Sewanee’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Sewanee 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 Sewanee 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.