NextdoorReviews 3,043

I live in a large city, and the neighborhood I specifically live in is close to Downtown where mostly young adults lived. I started using the site because I thought it would be a good way to stay in-the-know, especially because there have been a surge of break-ins around our community.
However, like most other users... the site is used by people to bully others. You know internet trolls? The ones who like to pick on other people and analyze and criticize everything except they are hiding behind their social media profiles? Well this is ten times worst, because its the same type of trolling but by people who live in your neighborhood.
Wanna know the best part? Unless you go into the settings and fix your settings, your profile shows your address. This became a problem as I was being harassed by someone.

Stay off this site if you value your privacy.

NextDoor is an idea with great promise. Unfortunately, the promise never materialized for me. I tried to create a "neighborhood" for our condo association, but instead ND preempted my efforts and dumped me into a "neighborhood" that covers about 10 square miles and bears no relationship to a cohesive neighborhood. And they have made it essentially impossible to create the real neighborhood for our condo. The only "benefit" from ND is the privilege of receiving a bunch of unwanted ads. Yuck!

Do yourself a favor stay off this site. It's run by leads who are neighbors who like some and others. They will keep abusive content up if they want while taking down post that actually have meaning. You can't get help from the site itself. No number to call. They seem to support people who harass others and bully them. This site is the worst if you like your neighbors do yourself a big favor stay far away or you will hate them! If you don't believe me or you love drama check it out for yourself but let's just say you've been warned. Find something better to do than hear your neighbors talk bad about one another we live once. Put your device down and look into the eyes of someone you love let them take up your time. This app will make you want to just move away.

Very disappointed in the site because:
A. There was no group for our subdivision so THEY assigned me to people I don't know and don't live in my immediate area.
B. There is zero online live customer service. I had to write a letter to their HQ to be removed.
C. My name and address were displayed to those people that THEY assigned me to. There was no way for me to opt out of that neighborhood, it did allow me to remove other neighborhoods but always left me in a neighborhood where I knew no one and there was no way to opt out of that. As a single woman, I don't want strangers to know where I live, who lives there, etc.

Have you noticed that there is no ability to review it on Google? Humm, I wonder if that was planned?

I strictly use Nextdoor for recommendations from my nearby neighbors for reputable contractors, setting up Housing Association meetings, or other meetings relevant to my neighborhood area. I have also used it for emergency cases; like some neighbor's pet running loose in the neighborhood in danger of getting hit by a car, or eaten by wild animal. I have used it to give neighbors a headsup, be aware of suspicious person in the neighborhood. I never use Nextdoor for chatting.
People complain about getting too much mail, which is easily remedied with settings provided on the Nextdoor website. Have someone being nasty to you, or someone you are insulted by because they decide to be the spelling monitor and are attacking you? There are settings to block that person. Honestly, some people will complain about everything and are never happy. One can please some of the people some of the time, but one cannot please all of the people all of the time. Some people complain, and there for they are. If people would take the time to learn how to use the website properly, it truly is not a bad website.

I moved to Nextdoor after Streetlife closed and it's just not the same. The conversations are boring and scarce. I also don't like the fact it displays which street you live on. I live on a short street, it has 4 houses on it. Pretty easy for someone to figure out where I live even after taking my house no. Off. That limits what I can/can't post and I'm not keen on that at all - I don't trust people who I don't know and they shouldn't know where I live.

For anyone looking for a replacement for Streetlife in the UK try Scooploop! It doesn't compromise your privacy in the way Nextdoor does and it's easier to use than the other alternatives I've tried. It only asks you for your postcode and doesn't display that or your full name to anyone which I like. It's run by people in the UK, it's based in London I think. You don't need to faff about adding your own location in either 'cause it does that automatically. I think it'll be the best alternative.

Can one have an option for the full name and address to be revealed, not even in the local area?
Security expert do say never reveal your full last name address, post code, to anyone unless you know them personally. This is an invitation for prospective non welcome visitors. Do check your house contents policy, as shouls be unfortunately be burgled
The insurance might no pay because you details are made public. It is like giving to a stranger your 4 digit pin number. Do not be too gelable with Nextdoor social media.

Signed on after finding an invite in my mail box. Wished I done some research first! Posted a comment, not critical but just adding to a conversation. The next day it was gone! Keep getting emails asking if I know someone and can approve them, but I can't because this is a rural area and many neighbors are the "wave as we drive by" kind. So I tried to contact them, no info on their sites about email or phone numbers. Googled and found both number and email. Tried to call (their recommendation) and got response "can't connect me right now". Tried twice, in case I had a number wrong. So I sent an email, and guess what? It was returned,"*******@nextdoor" could not be found. What a joke. Hope I can remove myself, before the abuse starts!