The Ponds is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join The Ponds, 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 The Ponds have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If The Ponds were 100 people, 0 would be kids under 18
Population: about 1,097 (census survey, 2020–24). Across NJ, 44 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in The Ponds, 37. 87 in 100 residents are 65 or older, against 17 across NJ.
Median age 73 (NJ 40.1).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
Workers 16 and older.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how The Ponds says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 1 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in The Ponds
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What The Ponds’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is The Ponds 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 The Ponds 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.