Brownstoner Reader Survey Results
Thanks to the 1,182 readers who took the time to fill out our most recent reader survey. As promised, we’ve got some results to share with you. First of all, 87% of respondents live in Brooklyn, with the most represented neighborhoods being Park Slope, Clinton Hill, Carroll Gardens, Bed Stuy, Fort Greene and Brooklyn Heights,…
Thanks to the 1,182 readers who took the time to fill out our most recent reader survey. As promised, we’ve got some results to share with you. First of all, 87% of respondents live in Brooklyn, with the most represented neighborhoods being Park Slope, Clinton Hill, Carroll Gardens, Bed Stuy, Fort Greene and Brooklyn Heights, in that order. Just over 95% of respondents have at least a college degree, with about half of those also having a graduate degree of some kind. Given the education data, it’s not hugely surprising that about 70% of respondents said they earn $100,000 or more a year. Two-thirds of survey takers also own their own place: Of those, 58% own a house, 24% a co-op and 18% a condo. More than half of those currently renting plan to buy within the next two years. And we’re a conservative bunch: 70% have locked in a fixed rate mortgage. When it comes to maintenance and repairs, over 60% of homeowners drop at least $2,500 a year. And we were happy to see this last stat: 36% of people who took the time to respond said they visit the site anywhere from several times a day to obsessively.
Brownstoner survey said “the most represented neighborhoods being Park Slope, Clinton Hill, Carroll Gardens, Bed Stuy, Fort Greene and Brooklyn Heights, in that order.”
These are the users of this site. These are the people visiting and using this site. If there aren’t many southern Brooklyn visitors to this site, so be it. Are you going to force them to use this site? Are you kidding me with the “more inclusive” comment?
Ridiculous.
And?
So, a lot of middle class Brooklyn property owners living in the brownstone crescent are real estate obssessed – no surprise there.
I would like to see more folks from other parts of the borough: like the whole southern half. This burg is only about 11.5 miles from top to bottom and it would be good to involve more parts of it in the discussions.
Rehab,
Clinton Hill, BedStuy and Fort Greene are predominately black neighborhoods.
Wanted to know if people were skewing results, that’s why I asked if it was possible for people to fill out the survey more than once. Thanks for the explanation Mr. B.
We got our own homes, we got fixed-rates, we got $100k +, we got college. Heh, we ain’t stoo-pid.
I actually agree that it would have been interesting to see a survey that contained more specifics–data on children/schools, lifestyles/habits, the kinds of food and products people buy, tradesmen that people have hired, all of which could be used to impress advertisers. Maybe that’s down the road.
On the race question, most of these neighborhoods are obviously fabulously diverse. Doesn’t matter what color you are–when you need a plumber, you need a plumber, no?
Holy crap. This is really getting ridiculous. Now you want to force people to visit a site to make it “racially balanced”? Are you kidding me? This liberal pc garbage has gotten so out of hand, and does nothing but provide ammo for the sick Ann Coulters of the world.
And, 11:20? What if it was? What does that mean to you?