Lake Barcroft is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Lake Barcroft, 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 Lake Barcroft have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Bachelor’s degree or more: 65 of every 100 adults in Lake Barcroft
Kids under 18 make up 20 in 100 residents (VA: 22). The population is about 10,973 (census survey, 2020–24). Home is the workplace for 30 in every 100 workers. From 2010 to 2020 the population changed by +2%.
Median age 40.7 (VA 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points. Median age: women 39.1, men 42.7.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 7.6% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 30 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Lake Barcroft says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 4 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Lake Barcroft
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Lake Barcroft’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Lake Barcroft 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 Lake Barcroft 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.