Albany is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Albany, 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.
If Albany were 100 people, 11 would be 65 or older
In all, about 176 people live in Albany (2025 Census estimate). Across VT, 17 in 100 workers work from home; here, 9. Owners make up 100 in 100 households (VT: 73).
Median age 42.9 (VT 43.1).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 20 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Albany says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Albany
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Albany’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Albany 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 Albany 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.