Bastian is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Bastian, 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 Bastian have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Bastian in 100 people: 59 aged 65 or older (VA: 17)
For every 100 workers, 45 work from home, beside 18 across VA. Roughly 374 people live in Bastian (census survey, 2020–24). Across VA, 42 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; here, 23.
Median age 68.5 (VA 39).
About 163 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±8.7 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
Workers 16 and older.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Bastian says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Bastian
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Bastian’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Bastian 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 Bastian 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.