Bay Head is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Bay Head, 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 Bay Head have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Bay Head were 100 people, 10 would be kids under 18
People 65 and older make up 33 in 100 residents (NJ: 17). About 968 people call Bay Head home (2025 Census estimate). Across NJ, 44 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; locally, 75. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Bay Head changed by −4%.
Median age 58.6 (NJ 40.1).
About 80 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.2 points). Median age: women 58.6, men 58.5.
Counted by household. Plus 39% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older. 5.1% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 27 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Bay Head says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 2 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Bay Head
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Bay Head’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Bay Head 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 Bay Head 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.