Hometown is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Hometown, 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 Hometown have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Hometown were 100 households, 55 would own their home
0 in 100 workers work from home, against 9 across WV. A bachelor’s degree or more: 18 in every 100 adults 25 and older. Hometown changed by −17% from 2010 to 2020. The population is about 756 (census survey, 2020–24).
Median age 56.6 (WV 42.7).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
Workers 16 and older.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Hometown says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Hometown
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Hometown’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Hometown 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 Hometown 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.