Jamaica Beach is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Jamaica Beach, 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 Jamaica Beach have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Jamaica Beach were 100 people, 7 would be kids under 18
For every 100 workers, 41 work from home, beside 14 across TX. Jamaica Beach changed by +10% from 2010 to 2020. In all, about 1,071 people live in Jamaica Beach (2025 Census estimate). People 65 and older are 43 in every 100 residents.
Median age 63.3 (TX 35.6).
About 178 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5 points).
Counted by household. Plus 46.6% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 27 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Jamaica Beach says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Jamaica Beach
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Jamaica Beach’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Jamaica Beach 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 Jamaica Beach 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.