Startup is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Startup, 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 Startup have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Startup were 100 people
About 555 people live in Startup (census survey, 2020–24).
Median age 31.9 (WA 38.3).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
Workers 16 and older.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Startup says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 2 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Startup
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Startup’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Startup 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 Startup 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.