Cape Charles is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Cape Charles, 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 Cape Charles have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Kids under 18: 8 of every 100 people in Cape Charles
Owners make up 66 in 100 households (VA: 67). In the decade to 2020, the population moved +17%. Population: about 1,314 (2025 Census estimate). People 65 and older are 38 in every 100 residents.
Median age 60.5 (VA 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.2 points.
Counted by household. Plus 33.6% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older. 4.6% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 18 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Cape Charles says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Cape Charles
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Cape Charles’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Cape Charles 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 Cape Charles 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.