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Brookline: Coolidge Corner Brookline: Coolidge Corner Brookline: Winthrop Rd at Colbourne Crescent Brookline: Coolidge Corner - main shopping district
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Population in July 2007: 57,425.
Males: 25,975  (45.2%)
Females: 31,450  (54.8%)

Median resident age:  34.5 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 02146, 02445, 02446.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $83,300 (it was $66,711 in 2000)
Brookline:  $83,300
Massachusetts:  $62,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $734,104 (it was $395,300 in 2000)
Brookline:  $734,104
Massachusetts:  $366,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $847,754; Detached houses: $1,225,138; Townhouses or other attached units: $1,151,092; In 2-unit structures: $1,002,591; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $768,583; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $434,338
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Races in Brookline:

  • White Non-Hispanic (78.7%)
  • Chinese (6.1%)
  • Hispanic (3.5%)
  • Black (2.7%)
  • Japanese (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
  • Asian Indian (1.6%)
  • Korean (1.5%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • Other Asian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Brookline: 150.1 (very high, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: Irish (12.1%), Russian (9.3%), English (7.3%), German (7.2%), Italian (5.8%), United States (4.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1705

Elevation: 50 feet

Land area: 6.79 square miles.

Population density: 8457 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Brookline

  • High school or higher: 96.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 45.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brookline CDP

  • Never married: 42.4%
  • Now married: 44.3%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 5.2%
  • Divorced: 6.8%

15,174 residents are foreign born (12.7% Asia, 8.9% Europe).

This place:  26.6%
Massachusetts:  12.2%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Brookline, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Brookline to the number of sex offenders is 28713 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Brookline:  1.6% ($6,516)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (2.4 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (175.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Boston, MA (1.5 miles ), Cambridge, MA (1.8 miles ), Watertown, MA (1.9 miles ), Newton, MA (2.0 miles ), Somerville, MA (2.1 miles ), Belmont, MA (2.2 miles ), Needham, MA (2.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 13 buildings, average cost: $394,000
  • 1997: 16 buildings, average cost: $250,400
  • 1998: 22 buildings, average cost: $983,700
  • 1999: 25 buildings, average cost: $357,300
  • 2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $927,600
  • 2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $725,300
  • 2002: 12 buildings, average cost: $254,600
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 11 buildings, average cost: $296,800
  • 2005: 18 buildings, average cost: $503,000
  • 2006: 17 buildings, average cost: $1,245,800
  • 2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $451,000

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Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 42.33 N, Longitude: 71.13 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -12,027 (-21.1%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 5,634 (17.5%)

Area codes: 617, 857

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Brookline, Massachusetts business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (22%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)
  • Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (3%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Computer specialists (9%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Lawyers (4%)
  • Life and physical scientists (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (4%)
  • Life and physical scientists (4%)




 

Crime in Brookline by Year

Type 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 00110010
    per 100,000 0.00.01.71.80.00.01.80.0
Rapes 9129412771
    per 100,000 16.320.915.67.021.212.512.51.8
Robberies 2949545246594736
    per 100,000 52.685.493.491.181.4105.384.065.5
Assaults 5490116117N/AN/AN/A92
    per 100,000 98.0156.9200.6205.0N/AN/AN/A167.3
Burglaries 187234213200215219218161
    per 100,000 339.3407.8368.4350.4380.6390.8389.8292.9
Thefts 619670772593741749778809
    per 100,000 1123.11167.71335.31038.91311.71336.71391.21471.6
Auto thefts 12013510410891455438
    per 100,000 217.7235.3179.9189.2161.180.396.669.1
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 134.5167.8177.7158.6N/AN/AN/A139.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 156 (136 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.37
US city average:  3.00

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Brookline-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 18% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.9 miles away from the Brookline place center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 9/29/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.3 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Conan O'Brien - (born 1963), comedian and talk show host., John F. Kennedy - (1917-1963), President, Edward Kennedy - (born 1932), politician, Adoyah Evans-Miller - College basketball player (Loyola Marymnt Lions), Jeff Adrien - College basketball player (Connecticut Huskies).


Main business address for: BROOKLINE BANCORP INC (SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED).


Hospitals/medical centers in Brookline:
  • BOURNEWOOD HOSPITAL (300 SOUTH STREET)
  • HUMAN RESOURCE INST OF BOSTON (227 BABCOCK STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Brookline:
  • ARBOR,THE (about 2 miles; BOSTON, MA)
  • FAULKNER HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; BOSTON, MA)
  • LEMUEL SHATTUCK HOSP (about 2 miles; JAMAICA PLAIN, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Brookline, MA

Amtrak stations near Brookline:
  • 4 miles: BACK BAY (BOSTON, 145 DARTMOUTH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 5 miles: BOSTON (SO. STA) (BOSTON, ATLANTIC AVE. & SUMMER ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 5 miles: BOSTON, NORTH STATION (BOSTON, 126 CAUSEWAY ST.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area.

Colleges/Universities in Brookline:
  • NEWBURY COLLEGE-BROOKLINE (Full-time enrollment: 1,258; Location: 129 FISHER AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.newbury.edu)
  • MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNICATIONS COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 553; Location: 10 Brookline Place West; Private, for-profit; Website: www.masscomm.edu)
  • HELLENIC COLLEGE-HOLY CROSS GRK ORTH SCH OF THEOL (FT enrollment: 118; Location: 50 GODDARD AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: hchc.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • BOSTON GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PSYCHOANALYSIS INC (FT enrollment: 49; Location: 1581 BEACON ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.bgsp.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • HEBREW COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 42; Location: 43 HAWES ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.hebrewcollege.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • ALFRED ADLER INSTITUTE OF BOSTON INC (Location: 1674 BEACON ST; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master's degree)
  • LEE INSTITUTE (Location: 310 HARVARD ST; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brookline:
  • BOSTON UNIVERSITY (about 2 miles; BOSTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 25,110)
  • BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC (about 2 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,122)
  • BOSTON COLLEGE (about 3 miles; CHESTNUT HILL, MA; FT enrollment: 13,341)
  • NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 19,294)
  • WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 3 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,732)
  • SIMMONS COLLEGE (about 3 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,386)
  • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 3 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; FT enrollment: 9,895)
Public high school in Brookline:
  • BROOKLINE HIGH (Students: 185; Location: 115 GREENOUGH STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
Private high schools in Brookline:
  • MAIMONIDES SCHOOL (Students: 635; Location: 34 PHILBRICK RD; Grades: KG - 12)
  • NEHA/LUBAVITCH SCH FOR GIRLS (Students: 5; Location: 9 PRESCOTT ST/PO BOX 514; Grades: 7 - 12; Girls only)
Public elementary/middle schools in Brookline:
  • EDWARD DEVOTION (Students: 719; Location: 345 HARVARD STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
  • PIERCE (Students: 587; Location: 50 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
  • LAWRENCE (Students: 528; Location: 27 FRANCIS STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
  • JOHN D RUNKLE (Students: 480; Location: 50 DRUCE STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
  • WILLIAM H LINCOLN (Students: 457; Location: 19 KENNARD RD; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
  • MICHAEL DRISCOLL (Students: 408; Location: 64 WESTBOURNE TER; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
Private elementary/middle schools in Brookline:
  • THE PARK SCHOOL (Students: 508; Location: 171 GODDARD AVE; Grades: PK - 9)
  • DEXTER SCHOOL (Students: 368; Location: 20 NEWTON ST; Grades: PK - 8; Boys only)
  • SOUTHFIELD SCHOOL (Students: 285; Location: 10 NEWTON; Grades: PK - 8; Girls only)
  • TORAH ACADEMY (Students: 212; Location: 11 WILLISTON RD; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST MARY OF THE ASSUMPTION ELEM (Students: 151; Location: 67 HARVARD ST; Grades: KG - 8)
  • BAY COVE ACADEMY (Students: 35; Location: 156 LAWTON ST; Grades: UG - UG)
  • IVY STREET SCHOOL (Students: 19; Location: 200 IVY; Grades: 5 - 11)
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Library in Brookline:
  • BROOKLINE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,774,438; Location: 361 WASHINGTON ST.; 326,891 books; 20,730 audio materials; 8,199 video materials; 635 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Brookline: Longwood Tennis Courts (A), Metropolitan Water Works (B), Philbrick Square (C), Reservoir Station (D), School Street Parking Lot (E), Soule Recreation Center and Playground (F), The Country Club (G), Beaconsfield Station (H), Town of Brookline Recycling Center (I), Village Square (J), Washington Square (K), Webster Street Parking Area (L), Brookline Field (M), Brookline Golf Course (N), Brookline Hills Station (O), Brookline Outdoor Skating Facility (P), Centre Street Parking Area (Q), Clark Playground (R), Coolidge Corner (S), Cypress Playground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Washington Square Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Brookline include: Unity-Christs Church (A), United Parish in Brookline Church (B), United Parish (C), Chinese Christian Church (D), Christ Church (E), Christian Science Benevolent Association (F), Church of Christ (G), Church of Christ in Brookline (H), Church of Our Saviour (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Walnut Hills Cemetery (1), Brookline Cemetery (2), Holyhood Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Sargent Pond (A), Lost Pond (B), Halls Pond (C), Fisher Hill Reservoir (D), Crystal Lake (E), Single Tree Hill Reservoir (F), Brookline Reservoir (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Brookline include: Linden Park (1), Soule Recreation Center and Playground (2), Margaret E Robinson Playground (3), Coolidge Park (4), Outlook Park (5), Schick Park (6), Mason Square (7), Amory Playground (8), Amory Woods (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Longwood Post Office (A), Brookline Village Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Brookline Historical Society Edward Devotion House (Museums; 347 Harvard Street), Carriage House Paper Museum (8 Evans Road), Museum Reproductions (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 62 Harvard Street Suite 3), Brookline Town - Libraries- Branches- Coolidge Corner (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 31 Pleasant Street), Maliotis Cultural Center (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 50 Goddard Avenue), Museum of Transportation (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 15 Newton Street), Olmstead Historic Site (Historical Places & Services; 99 Warren Street), United States Government - Interior Dept- National Park Service- Sites (Recreation Areas; 83 Beals Street), Chestnut Hill Travel (Tours & Charters; 1210 Boylston St.).

Hotels: Boston Brookline Courtyard (40 Webster Street), Brookline Manor Inn (32 Centre Street), Holiday Inn Boston-Brookline- Ma (1200 Beacon St), Beacon Townhouse Inn (1047 Beacon Street), Pappas CHAS S (1459 Beacon Street), Bertram Inn (92 Sewall Ave), 1200 Beacon Street Hotel (1200 Beacon Street), Holiday Inn Brookline (1200 Beacon Street), Family Inn (70 Sewall Avenue).

Court: Brookline Municipal Court Of (360 Washington Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Brookline and their reported violations in the past:

BROOKLINE WATER & SEWER DIV. (MWRA) (Population served: 57107, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Public Education - Between JAN-01-1999 and FEB-18-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-09-2000), St Compliance achieved (FEB-18-2000)
CAMP ENCORE/CODA (Serves ME, Population served: 240, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
BEAR VILLAGE SOUTH (Serves NH, Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Fluoride. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-11-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-11-2004), St Public Notif received (JUL-02-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-08-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2002 and JUN-2002, Contaminant: Fluoride. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-2002), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-28-2002), St Public Notif received (JUL-05-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-08-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This place:  2.2 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  47.8%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.2%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  9.3%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.1%
Whole state:  4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brookline, MA


People in group quarters in Brookline
  • 697 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 462 people in nursing homes
  • 57 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 54 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 28 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 22 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 21 people in religious group quarters
  • 17 people in institutions for the blind
  • 9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 9 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 8 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 2 people in other workers' dormitories


Brookline compared to Massachusetts state average:

Brookline, Massachusetts environmental map by EPA

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  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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Banks with most branches in Brookline (2009 data):
  • RBS Citizens, National Association: Brookline Branch at 429 Harvard Street, branch established on 1991-12-06; Coolidge Corner South Branch at 315 Harvard Street, branch established on 2002-04-29. Info updated 2007-09-19: Bank assets: $129,726.0 mil, Deposits: $73,811.7 mil, headquarters in Providence, RI, negative income in the last year, 1175 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
  • Bank of America, National Association: Heritage At Cleveland Circle Branch at 50 Sutherland Road, branch established on 1977-04-01; Brooklin Coolidge Corner Branch at 1319 Beacon Street, branch established on 1959-07-13. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Century Bank and Trust Company: Brookline Branch at 1184/1186 Bolyston Street, branch established on 2001-04-24; Hebrew Senior Life Center Branch at Hewbrew Senior Life Center, branch established on 2006-07-20. Info updated 2006-08-25: Bank assets: $1,798.9 mil, Deposits: $1,297.1 mil, headquarters in Somerville, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 22 total offices, Holding Company: Century Bancorp, Inc.
  • Wainwright Bank & Trust Company: Brookline Branch at 301 Harvard Street, branch established on 2005-07-25. Info updated 2006-12-12: Bank assets: $1,055.4 mil, Deposits: $717.4 mil, headquarters in Boston, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices
  • Hyde Park Savings Bank: Brookline Branch at 1337 Beacon Street, branch established on 2007-05-30. Info updated 2008-12-09: Bank assets: $965.8 mil, Deposits: $852.8 mil, headquarters in Boston, MA, negative income in the last year, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Hyde Park Bancorp Mhc
  • TD Bank, National Association: Brookline Branch at 1641 Beacon Street, branch established on 2001-07-31. Info updated 2008-06-17: Bank assets: $101,632.1 mil, Deposits: $76,748.6 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1084 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
  • The Bank of Canton: Brookline Branch at 166 Harvard Street, branch established on 2005-06-01. Info updated 2009-02-04: Bank assets: $840.2 mil, Deposits: $669.3 mil, headquarters in Canton, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Ponkapoag Bancorp, Mhc
  • Citibank, National Association: Coolidge Corner Financial Center at 297 Harvard Street, branch established on 2007-12-04. Info updated 2009-03-04: Bank assets: $1,227,040.0 mil, Deposits: $755,298.0 mil, headquarters in Las Vegas, NV, negative income in the last year, International Specialization, 1072 total offices, Holding Company: Citigroup Inc.
  • Brookline Bank: Brookline Bank at 160 Washington Street, branch established on 1871-01-01. Info updated 2008-07-10: Bank assets: $2,555.9 mil, Deposits: $1,362.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Brookline, Massachusetts
  • Holiday Inn Brookline, 1200 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02146, Phone: (617) 277-1200, Fax: (617) 734-6991
  • Courtyard By Marriott Boston Brookline, 40 Webster St, Brookline, MA 02446, Phone: (617) 734-1393, Fax: (617) 734-1392
See all 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Brookline, Massachusetts


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (41%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (39%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religon statistics for Brookline

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Church of ChristEpiscopal ChurchGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaUnited Methodist Church
Adherents78.6%3.1%2.6%1.0%1.0%
Congregations20.0%11.4%9.8%1.0%4.4%
NameMuslim EstimateAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAUnitarian Universalist AssociationAntiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North AmericaOther religions
Adherents0.8%0.6%0.5%0.5%11.2%
Congregations0.6%4.4%5.4%0.6%42.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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8.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($59,555 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.02%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.24% of residents moved from foreign countries ($570 average AGI)
Norfolk County:  0.24%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Suffolk County, MA  2.20% ($55,985 average AGI)
from Middlesex County, MA  1.24% ($77,454)
from Plymouth County, MA  0.94% ($54,265)


8.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($67,487 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.41%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($863 average AGI)
Norfolk County:  0.12%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Suffolk County, MA  1.59% ($65,283 average AGI)
to Middlesex County, MA  1.32% ($73,785)
to Plymouth County, MA  1.14% ($60,184)


Strongest AM radio stations in Brookline:
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WUNR (1600 AM; 20 kW; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: CHAMPION BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEZE (590 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: NEW ENGLAND CONTINENTAL MEDIA, INC.)
  • WNTN (1550 AM; 10 kW; NEWTON, MA; Owner: COLT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WILD (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF BOSTON LICENSES, LLC)
  • WMKI (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brookline:
  • WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WBCN (104.1 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: HEMISPHERE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WZLX (100.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF BOSTON)
  • WERS (88.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: EMERSON COLLEGE)
  • W267AI (101.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WJMN (94.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCRB (102.5 FM; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WCRB LICE)
  • WTKK (96.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
  • WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WHRB (95.3 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: HARVARD RADIO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WZBC (90.3 FM; NEWTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE)
  • WMBR (88.1 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: TECHNOLOGY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFNX (101.7 FM; LYNN, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WRBB (104.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Brookline:
  • WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
  • WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
  • WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)
  • WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
  • WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
  • WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
  • WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
  • WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
  • WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
  • WJAR (Channel 10; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSBE-TV (Channel 36; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELECOM. AUTHORITY)


Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)


See more detailed statistics of Brookline fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Jeffrey S Haskins, Hammond Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 33.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00124895
    Registrant: Nextel Communications Of The Mid-Atlantic Inc, 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000
  • Scott Wilder, 910 Boylston Street, Type: Tank, Structure height: 12 m, Overall height: 15 m
    Registrant: 350 Washington Street, Brookline, MA 02445, Phone: (617) 212-4083, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Brookline, MA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 128 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Brookline)

FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 2 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Brookline)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 16 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 12 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$345,000951$400,213641$401,70474$232,63518$2,157,000185$345,3410$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0134$441,903108$340,34313$161,6152$2,515,00023$344,4780$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$102,000107$487,916202$456,36135$282,3140$046$277,6301$56,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$223,00087$378,05797$452,9182$325,0003$1,480,66715$364,1330$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$018$656,38925$476,5601$400,0000$06$464,1670$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed mortgage data for all 12 tracts in Brookline, MA

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 12 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED39$331,59010$429,4003$366,333
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED8$315,3754$389,7501$347,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$455,0002$338,0000$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$386,3331$338,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$473,0000$01$473,000
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 40
  • Hazardous Condition: 18

Incident types - Brookline


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Brookline, MA

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