Silver Lake is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Silver Lake, 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 Silver Lake have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Owner-occupied: 41 of every 100 households in Silver Lake
13 in 100 residents are kids under 18, against 22 across NJ. Silver Lake has about 3,917 residents (census survey, 2020–24). Across NJ, 17 in 100 workers work from home; here, 5. From 2010 to 2020 the population changed by +12%.
Median age 47.3 (NJ 40.1).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.3% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 39 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Silver Lake says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 2 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Silver Lake
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Silver Lake’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Silver Lake 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 Silver Lake 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.