Chester is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Chester, 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.
Of every 100 households in Chester, 79 own their home
About 1,689 people live in Chester (2025 Census estimate). Across NJ, 44 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; locally, 65. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Chester changed by +2%. Home workers make up 22 in 100 workers (NJ: 17).
Median age 42.9 (NJ 40.1).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2 points. Among residents 25 to 34, 70% are men (NJ 51%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.8% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 32 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Chester says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Chester
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Chester’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Chester 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 Chester 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.