Give residents a trusted place to communicate, share recommendations, post updates, organize events, and connect with verified neighbors — without the noise of public social networks.
Most neighborhoods rely on scattered Facebook groups, email chains, text threads, and outdated HOA portals that residents rarely use. Important information gets lost, recommendations disappear, and communities become disconnected.
A neighbor used a great plumber two years ago, but the recommendation is buried 800 messages deep in a group chat nobody scrolls back through.
Facebook Groups and Nextdoor are open, noisy, and full of strangers. Residents don't feel comfortable sharing personal information or honest opinions.
Email blasts have low open rates, paper notices get tossed, and community portals feel like filing tax returns. Important updates get missed.
New residents have no idea who to trust for repairs, services, or local advice. There's nowhere to go for authentic, community-vetted recommendations.
Coordinating a neighborhood meeting or collecting feedback from dozens of residents requires tools your community doesn't have.
Moving into a new neighborhood is isolating. Without a welcoming, easy-to-join community platform, new residents stay strangers longer than they should.
PorchList combines private community communication with a trusted recommendation network designed specifically for neighborhoods and homeowner groups.
Only verified residents can join and participate. No strangers, no public search results, no unwanted guests.
Residents recommend and vote on the providers they actually trust. Rankings reflect real homeowner experiences — never advertising spend.
Share updates, reminders, and important notices in one organized place. Residents see them in the community feed instead of buried in email.
Collect quick feedback from residents and homeowners without organizing a full meeting. Perfect for decisions that affect the whole community.
Organize neighborhood gatherings, annual meetings, block parties, and board sessions. Residents RSVP and get reminders automatically.
Questions, discussions, and recommendations stay organized inside your community — not scattered across group chats and email threads.
PorchList was built on a simple principle: contractor rankings should be earned through real homeowner experiences, not advertising spend.
PorchList gives HOAs and private communities the infrastructure to keep residents informed, connected, and engaged — without fighting for attention on public social platforms.
Trust is the product. That means rankings can never be bought, downvotes cannot be hidden, and every recommendation must come from a real community member.
Contractors cannot buy rankings.
Communities remain private and invite-only.
Trust comes first, always.
No ads or spam — ever.
Recommendations are community-driven.
No ads or sponsored posts.
This isn't a policy buried in our terms. It's the reason we exist.
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