Shinnston is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Shinnston, 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.
78 in every 100 households in Shinnston own their home
Home workers make up 8 in 100 workers (WV: 9). From 2010 to 2020 the population changed by +6%. About 2,241 people call Shinnston home (2025 Census estimate). Across WV, 24 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in the town, 26.
Median age 42.6 (WV 42.7).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.1 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 23 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Shinnston 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 Shinnston
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Shinnston’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Shinnston 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 Shinnston 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.