Blacksburg is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Blacksburg, 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 Blacksburg have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Blacksburg were 100 people
About 45,104 people live in Blacksburg (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 21.9 (VA 39).
About 121 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1 point). Median age: women 21.9, men 21.9.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 55.5% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 15 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Blacksburg 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 Blacksburg
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Blacksburg’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Blacksburg 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 Blacksburg 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.