Island Pond is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Island Pond, 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.
Island Pond: 40 owner households in every 100
Kids under 18 make up 17 in 100 residents (VT: 18). About 852 people live in Island Pond (census survey, 2020–24). Across VT, 21 in 100 people are 65 or older; locally, 27. From 2010 to 2020 the population changed by −9%.
Median age 45.4 (VT 43.1).
Counted by household. Plus 21.4% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older. 5.6% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 25 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Island Pond says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Island Pond
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Island Pond’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Island Pond 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 Island Pond 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.