Brockton is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Brockton, 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 Brockton have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
22 in every 100 adults in Brockton have a bachelor’s degree or more
Roughly 106,134 people live in Brockton (2025 Census estimate). Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Brockton changed by +13%. Home is the workplace for 7 in every 100 workers. Kids under 18 make up 25 in 100 residents (MA: 19).
Median age 36.7 (MA 40).
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median age: women 37.8, men 35.3.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 6.3% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 32 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Brockton says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 5 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Brockton
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Brockton’s neighbors have built
1 contributions so far, one patch each.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Brockton 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 Brockton 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.