Barnegat Township is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Barnegat Township, 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 Barnegat Township have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
31 in every 100 people in Barnegat Township are 65 or older
About 26,151 people live in Barnegat Township (2025 Census estimate). Across NJ, 17 in 100 workers work from home; locally, 11. The town changed by +16% from 2010 to 2020. Adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more: 33 in 100 (NJ: 44).
Median age 50.7 (NJ 40.1).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.1 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 28 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Barnegat Township says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 6 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Barnegat Township
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What Barnegat Township’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Barnegat Township 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 Barnegat Township 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.