Brookhaven is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Brookhaven, 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.
81 in every 100 households in Brookhaven own their home
For every 100 workers, 10 work from home, beside 15 across NY. About 496,410 people call Brookhaven home (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 36 in every 100 adults 25 and older.
Median age 39.9 (NY 39.8).
About 98 men for every 100 women. Median age: women 40.8, men 39.1.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 8.1% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 32 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Brookhaven says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 10 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Brookhaven
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Brookhaven’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Brookhaven 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 Brookhaven 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.