Port Townsend is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Port Townsend, 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 Port Townsend have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
65 and older: 44 of every 100 people in Port Townsend
53 in 100 adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, against 40 across WA. Across WA, 21 in 100 people are under 18; in Port Townsend, 12. From the 2010 census to the 2020 one, the change was +11%. The town is home to about 10,678 people (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 60.8 (WA 38.3).
About 73 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.2 points). Among residents 25 to 34, 65% are women (WA 48%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 15 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Port Townsend says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Port Townsend
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Port Townsend’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Port Townsend 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 Port Townsend 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.