Franklin Lakes is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Franklin Lakes, 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 Franklin Lakes have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Franklin Lakes were 100 households, 89 would own their home
Franklin Lakes’s head count changed +5% between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. Roughly 11,180 people live in Franklin Lakes (2025 Census estimate). Across NJ, 44 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; locally, 77. Home workers make up 32 in 100 workers (NJ: 17).
Median age 46.3 (NJ 40.1).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.8 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 37 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Franklin Lakes 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 Franklin Lakes
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Franklin Lakes’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Franklin Lakes 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 Franklin Lakes 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.