Martinsville is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Martinsville, 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 Martinsville have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Martinsville were 100 households, 55 would own their home
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Martinsville changed by −2%. The population is about 13,849 (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 22 in every 100 adults 25 and older. For every 100 workers, 10 work from home, beside 18 across VA.
Median age 38.4 (VA 39).
About 87 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.3 points). Median age: women 40.6, men 35.3.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.8% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 21 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Martinsville says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 1 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Martinsville
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Martinsville’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Martinsville 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 Martinsville 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.