Brookhaven is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Brookhaven, 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.
Owner-occupied: 54 of every 100 households in Brookhaven
For every 100 residents, 22 are under 18, beside 23 across MS. About 11,646 people live in Brookhaven (2025 Census estimate). Across MS, 25 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in the town, 21. The town’s head count changed −7% between the 2010 and 2020 censuses.
Median age 42.5 (MS 38.6).
About 82 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.4 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.1% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 19 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Brookhaven says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Brookhaven
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Brookhaven’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Brookhaven 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 Brookhaven 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.