Freehold is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Freehold, 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 Freehold have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
54 in every 100 households in Freehold own their home
The population is about 12,562 (2025 Census estimate). The 2010 and 2020 censuses put the change at +4%. A bachelor’s degree or more: 30 in every 100 adults 25 and older. 28 in 100 residents are kids under 18, against 22 across NJ.
Median age 35.5 (NJ 40.1).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.8% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 23 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Freehold says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Freehold
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Freehold’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Freehold 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 Freehold 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.