Brownstoner 2009 Survey Results
We’ve owed you some results since we ran our latest reader survey a couple of weeks ago. Basically, there was very little difference between the results of the recent survey and the one we conducted back in 2007, but it’s still fun to look at. – 45% have been reading since before 2007 …
We’ve owed you some results since we ran our latest reader survey a couple of weeks ago. Basically, there was very little difference between the results of the recent survey and the one we conducted back in 2007, but it’s still fun to look at.
– 45% have been reading since before 2007
– 80% check the site at least once a day
– 45% check the site several times a day or more
– Male/female split was exactly 50/50
– 46% are in their 30s, 25% are in their 40s
– More than 95% have a college degree or higher
– Bankers and lawyers were the two highest-represented professions
– More than 60% work in Manhattan
– 70% make at least $100,000 per year
– 90% live in Brooklyn, 4% in Manhattan
– 20% of Brooklyn dwellers in Park Slope
– 59% own their own place: 53% houses, 26% co-ops, 21% condos
– 50% of renters planning to buy within next two years
– 74% of owners have fixed rate mortgages, 11% have none at all
– 30% think the Brooklyn market has already bottomed
– 50% think the market will bottom at some point in the next year
– Park Slope most favored nabe for investment over next 3-5 years
– 58% of home owners spend at least $2,500 a year on upkeep
– 49% would be willing to pay a premium for LEED certified construction
– 53% of readers have used the Forum in the past year to find a contractor
– 55% own a car
– 55% are childless, 22% have just one child, 23% have two or more
– 59% of readers with school-age children send them to public school
– 74% go out to dinner at least 3 times a month
– 35% order take-out at least 10 times a month
– 50% have used the Restaurants section to find a restaurant
– 72% have a Facebook account, 24% have a Twitter account
We’ll drop some more detailed graphics on you over the coming weeks.
“and the thing is i DID pay taxes you dummie!”
Rob, pls read my post, not those that commented on it. I said to look at your NYC taxes from last year. I didn’t say anything about your old filing problem.
im obssessed with real estate and architecture. and i wound up living in park slope. im totally ghetto and stuff and didnt actively seek out to move there, it just sorta happened. wwwwwwwiiiieerd right?
*rob*
Yes, I’m just wondering what it says about a neighborhood (PS) that is full of people with an unhealthy obsession with real estate? This is as much a critique of myself by the way….
And it would totally fit across the banner.
“…an unhealthy obsession with historic Brooklyn brownstones and the neighborhoods and lifestyles they define.”
That’s a way better catchphrase than “Brooklyn Inside and Out”
Miss M, I googled Brownstoner recently and was pleasantly surprised to see this description:
“Writing about an unhealthy obsession with historic Brooklyn brownstones and the neighborhoods and lifestyles they define.”
I wish that was somewhere prominent as I feel it captures the charm of this blog rather nicely.
Also, perhaps its too be expected that if PS is the hood Bstone readers live in more than any other one hood, it’s also singled out for investment? Is PS just overly full of people obsessed with real estate?
Where did the number of “35” respondents come from?
And I agree with Pete that household income is quite different than individual income. Given that there are many on this site who are part of a couple, $100 is not as impressive (2 people making $50K) as making over 100K single-handedly.
Not very surprising results, but mildly interesting…
“Rob, pls pull out your W2 from last year and share with us exactly how much NYC tax you actually paid. Then determine how much of that pittance that you are so aggrieved about was wasted on schools.”
Actually, schools are largely funded by state aid to localities, so by paying his state taxes, Rob is subsidizing breeders in Schenectady and Larchmont, as well as in Brooklyn. And we thank him.