Brookdale is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Brookdale, 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 Brookdale have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Brookdale were 100 households, 87 would own their home
The census count changed by +7% from 2010 to 2020. In all, about 9,960 people live in Brookdale (census survey, 2020–24). 63 in 100 adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more. For every 100 residents, 16 are 65 or older, beside 17 across NJ.
Median age 38.1 (NJ 40.1).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.9% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 35 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Brookdale says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 3 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Brookdale
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Brookdale’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Brookdale 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 Brookdale 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.