To effectively carry out science popularization activities，and strengthen science popularization capability building at the community level will help integrate all sorts of scientific resources，make the advanced and applicable technology better applied in the community，optimize environment for science popularization，and enhance the well-being and scientific literacy of the local residents，etc. Great progress has been made in science popularization work at the community level over the past few years，attracting attention from people from all walks of life，however，a number of difficulties still lie ahead. Based on the questionnaire survey and field interviews made for the local residents，the paper tries to gain a full and comprehensive picture of how the local residents in Beijing participate in science popularization activities，how such activities are carried out currently，and how satisfied the local residents feel about the current science popularization modes. In a nutshell，we try to seek the existing difficulties for the current science popularization modes，and suggest more suitable modes that are in line with the local needs based on taking into account the suggestions proposed by the management personnels and the local residents.