Ephrata is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Ephrata, 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 Ephrata have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Ephrata in 100 people: 32 kids under 18 (WA: 21)
Ephrata counts about 8,834 residents (2025 Census estimate). Across WA, 20 in 100 workers work from home; locally, 6. From 2010 to 2020 the population changed by +11%. For every 100 adults 25 and older, 17 have a bachelor’s degree or more, beside 40 across WA.
Median age 31.9 (WA 38.3).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.1% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 21 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Ephrata says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Ephrata
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Ephrata’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Ephrata 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 Ephrata 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.