Stony Brook University is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Stony Brook University, 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 Stony Brook University have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Stony Brook University were 100 people, 3 would be kids under 18
58 in 100 adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, against 40 across NY. In the decade to 2020, the population moved +13%. Stony Brook University counts about 9,530 residents (census survey, 2020–24). People 65 and older are 3 in every 100 residents.
Median age 19.8 (NY 39.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.2 points. Among residents 75 and older, 86% are men (NY 40%). Median age: women 19.5, men 20.4.
Adults 25 and older. 96% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 16 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Stony Brook University says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 3 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Stony Brook University
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Stony Brook University’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Stony Brook University 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 Stony Brook University 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.