Big Flats is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Big Flats, 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 Big Flats have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Big Flats were 100 people, 30 would be 65 or older
10 in 100 adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, against 33 across WI. The 2010 and 2020 censuses put the change at −7%. Big Flats is home to about 989 people (2025 Census estimate). Across WI, 13 in 100 workers work from home; in the town, 4.
Median age 52.3 (WI 40.2).
About 168 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2 points). Among residents 35 to 44, 80% are men (WI 51%).
Counted by household. Plus 35.3% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 35 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Big Flats says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 4 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Big Flats
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Big Flats’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Big Flats 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 Big Flats 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.