Mountain Lakes is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Mountain 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 Mountain Lakes have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
33 kids in every 100 people in Mountain Lakes
86 in 100 adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, against 44 across NJ. Over 2010–2020, the head count moved +8%. Mountain Lakes counts about 4,649 residents (2025 Census estimate). Across NJ, 64 in 100 households own their home; in the town, 96.
Median age 43.4 (NJ 40.1).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.2% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 34 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Mountain Lakes says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 5 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Mountain Lakes
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Mountain 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 Mountain 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 Mountain 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.