Neighbors bashing you online? Check Nextdoor's top trending discussions
The web is chock full of hilarious snippets and screenshots of neighbors gone wild across the country, all documented in the Nextdoor app.
Like the house blasting “Sweet Child O’ Mine” for three days straight. Hey, there are worse songs. Or how about those friendly people around the corner offering free (already cut open) avocados and expired salad dressing? Umm, pass.
Millions of Americans take to Nextdoor to keep up with neighborhood news and log their complaints. What’s bugging people the most?
Talk of the town
A recent survey dove into 58,735 Nextdoor posts and 354,972 comments in 50 of America’s largest cities to see what people care about most.
Anything dogs, cats, and parking ranks No. 1 on the hot topic list. Location matters, too. Raleigh, Oakland and Virginia Beach have it the ruff-est when it comes to barking complaints.
Mesa, Arizona and Phoenix are in the top three stinkiest cities. Listen, bad things happen when it’s 120 degrees. No surprise here: California has the highest number of traffic complaints.
The pet peeve next door
So, what are your neighbors gabbing about most on Nextdoor? Here’s a list of the most popular words contained in message threads:
- Street, police, found, dogs, cats, parking, cameras, traffic, noise, construction, kittens, smells, poop, barking, feral cats, creepers.
Dogs were discussed the most in Dallas, San Antonio and Washington, D.C. Fresno, Oklahoma City and Sacramento chat about kitties more than anywhere else — though it’s mostly about feral cats in the first two.
In Albuquerque, Tulsa and Omaha, creepers and cameras are the hottest topics. Citizens of Oakland, Louisville and Sacramento seem to watch each other the most on doorbell cameras. Steal a package and they’ll be on you in two seconds.
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If you want to save money while connecting to your community, you have to join a buy nothing group. It’s exactly what it says on the tin: a group of neighbors with their own gift economy. You can join a Facebook group or even a community on NextDoor or other apps. Tap or click here to find out how Nextdoor and other apps help sell your old, used or battered tech.
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Do you need help finding gifts for those hard-to-shop-for people? Tap or click here for gift ideas for the person who doesn’t want or need anything.
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The last thing you might expect during frightening times like this coronavirus pandemic is a surge in horrible behavior. Well, you’d be wrong.
Tons of scammers have been taking advantage of COVID-19 fears and using them to rip people off. Tap or click here for a list of scams making the rounds.
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