Birch Bay is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Birch Bay, 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 Birch Bay have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
82 in every 100 households in Birch Bay own their home
Adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more: 32 in 100 (WA: 40). Birch Bay changed by +20% from 2010 to 2020. Roughly 10,837 people live in Birch Bay (census survey, 2020–24). Home is the workplace for 15 in every 100 workers.
Median age 44.6 (WA 38.3).
About 111 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.2 points). Among residents 75 and older, 52% are men (WA 44%).
Counted by household. Plus 19% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older. 3.3% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 26 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Birch Bay 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 Birch Bay
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Birch Bay’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Birch Bay 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 Birch Bay 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.