Melissa is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Melissa, 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 Melissa have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Homeowners make up 89 of every 100 households in Melissa
Some 29,969 people live here (2025 Census estimate). Home is the workplace for 29 in every 100 workers. Melissa changed by +196% from 2010 to 2020. Adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more: 53 in 100 (TX: 34).
Median age 36.3 (TX 35.6).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 6% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 34 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Melissa 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 Melissa
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Melissa’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Melissa 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 Melissa 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.