Mineral is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Mineral, 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.
Bachelor’s degree or more: 18 of every 100 adults in Mineral
Population: about 532 (2025 Census estimate). 14 in 100 workers work from home. Owners make up 74 in 100 households (VA: 67).
Median age 34.6 (VA 39).
About 110 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.6 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 30 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Mineral says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Mineral
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Mineral’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Mineral 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 Mineral 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.