Balch Springs is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Balch Springs, 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 Balch Springs have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
9 in every 100 adults in Balch Springs have a bachelor’s degree or more
Balch Springs has about 27,258 residents (2025 Census estimate). Across TX, 13 in 100 people are 65 or older; here, 9. The census count changed by +17% from 2010 to 2020. For every 100 residents, 30 are under 18, beside 25 across TX.
Median age 32.2 (TX 35.6).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.5 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 34 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Balch Springs says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 2 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Balch Springs
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Balch Springs’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Balch Springs 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 Balch Springs 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.