Carpendale is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Carpendale, 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.
Carpendale: 86 owner households in every 100
10 in 100 adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, against 24 across WV. Carpendale counts about 824 residents (2025 Census estimate). Across WV, 20 in 100 people are under 18; here, 17. In the decade to 2020, the population moved −12%.
Median age 47.5 (WV 42.7).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 22 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Carpendale says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 1 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Carpendale
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Carpendale’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Carpendale 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 Carpendale 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.