Middlebourne is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Middlebourne, 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 Middlebourne have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
65 and older: 29 of every 100 people in Middlebourne
For every 100 workers, 3 work from home, beside 9 across WV. Over 2010–2020, the head count moved −12%. Middlebourne has about 676 residents (2025 Census estimate). Across WV, 24 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; locally, 28.
Median age 49.9 (WV 42.7).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.4 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 20 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Middlebourne says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Middlebourne
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Middlebourne’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Middlebourne 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 Middlebourne 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.