Wachapreague is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Wachapreague, 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 Wachapreague have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Kids under 18: 10 of every 100 people in Wachapreague
About 257 people live in Wachapreague (2025 Census estimate). Home is the workplace for 8 in every 100 workers. Owners make up 79 in 100 households (VA: 67).
Median age 58 (VA 39).
Counted by household. Plus 26.3% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older. 16.7% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 17 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Wachapreague says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Wachapreague
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Wachapreague’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Wachapreague 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 Wachapreague 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.