Big Chimney is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Big Chimney, 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 Chimney have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Big Chimney were 100 people, 4 would be kids under 18
Roughly 610 people live in Big Chimney (census survey, 2020–24). Across WV, 75 in 100 households own their home; in the town, 91. For every 100 residents, 37 are 65 or older, beside 21 across WV.
Median age 59.3 (WV 42.7).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
Workers 16 and older.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Big Chimney says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Big Chimney
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Big Chimney’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 Chimney 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 Chimney 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.