Raft Island is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Raft Island, 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 Raft Island have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Raft Island were 100 people, 44 would be 65 or older
15 in 100 residents are kids under 18, against 21 across WA. Population: about 333 (census survey, 2020–24). Across WA, 40 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in Raft Island, 69.
Median age 60.6 (WA 38.3).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.7 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.2% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 16 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Raft Island says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Raft Island
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Raft Island’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Raft Island 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 Raft Island 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.