Hayward is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Hayward, 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.
If Hayward were 100 households, 56 would own their home
Kids under 18 make up 19 in 100 residents (WI: 21). In all, about 2,614 people live in Hayward (2025 Census estimate). Across WI, 13 in 100 workers work from home; here, 7. Its head count changed +9% between the 2010 and 2020 censuses.
Median age 42.1 (WI 40.2).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.6 points. Among residents 25 to 34, 66% are men (WI 51%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 12 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Hayward says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Hayward
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Hayward’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Hayward 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 Hayward 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.