Median household income (1999): $62,817
Estimated median household income in 2005: $70,867
| This zip code | $70,867 | | Massachusetts: | $57,184 |
Nearest zip codes: 02134, 02215, 02163, 02139, 02445, 02120.
Housing units in zip code 02446 with a mortgage: 755 (100 second mortgage, 144 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 198
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,900
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $935
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 11.7% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 8.2% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.6 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.4 | | State: | 4.0 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 02446: Huntington Field (A), Sussman House (B), Jacob and Rose Grossman Library (C), O'Shea House (D), Morse House (E), Myles Standish Hall (F), Longwood Towers (G), Coolidge Corner Branch Public Library of Brookline (H), Brookline Arts Center (I), Brookline Branch Library (J), Fire Department Station Number Five (K), Devotion House (L). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 02446 include: Church of our Saviour (A), Temple Sinai (B), Temple Beth Zion (C), Congregation Chabei Shalom (D), Congregation Kehillath Israel (E), Congregation Ohabei Shalom (F), Second Unitarian Church (G), Saint Pauls Episcopal Church (H), Saint Pauls Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 02446 include: Armory Playground (1), Minot Park (2), Lawton Playground (3), Monmouth Park (4), Devotion Playground (5), Freeman Square (6), Longwood Historic District (7), Pierce Playground (8), John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 25
- 1995 to 1998: 41
- 1990 to 1994: 53
- 1980 to 1989: 587
- 1970 to 1979: 1,896
- 1960 to 1969: 1,743
- 1950 to 1959: 1,360
- 1940 to 1949: 1,495
- 1939 or earlier: 7,517
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Brookline, MA (02446):
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- no bedroom: 31
- 1 bedrooms: 910
- 2 bedrooms: 1,734
- 3 bedrooms: 1,132
- 4 bedrooms: 695
- 5 or more bedrooms: 593
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 950
- 1 bedrooms: 3,842
- 2 bedrooms: 2,708
- 3 bedrooms: 1,139
- 4 bedrooms: 353
- 5 or more bedrooms: 171
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Vehicles available in 02446 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 424
- 1 vehicle: 3,025
- 2 vehicles: 1,378
- 3 vehicles: 246
- 4 vehicles: 14
- 5 or more vehicles: 8
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 3,296
- 1 vehicle: 4,582
- 2 vehicles: 956
- 3 vehicles: 251
- 4 vehicles: 28
- 5 or more vehicles: 50
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 02446:
- $125,000 to $149,999: 6
- $175,000 to $199,999: 8
- $200,000 to $249,999: 16
- $250,000 to $299,999: 37
- $300,000 to $399,999: 79
- $400,000 to $499,999: 189
- $500,000 to $749,999: 353
- $750,000 to $999,999: 160
- $1,000,000 or more: 105
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 02446:
- Less than $100: 20
- $100 to $149: 80
- $150 to $199: 186
- $200 to $249: 150
- $250 to $299: 222
- $300 to $349: 73
- $350 to $399: 114
- $400 to $449: 115
- $450 to $499: 103
- $500 to $549: 124
- $550 to $599: 115
- $600 to $649: 128
- $650 to $699: 112
- $700 to $749: 117
- $750 to $799: 249
- $800 to $899: 454
- $900 to $999: 522
- $1,000 to $1,249: 1672
- $1,250 to $1,499: 1635
- $1,500 to $1,999: 2019
- $2,000 or more: 721
- No cash rent: 232
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $625,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,167,259
- Black or African American householders: $540,145
- Asian householders: $869,677
- Two or more races householders: $560,375
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $519,916
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,044
- One, attached: 293
- Two: 1,482
- 3 or 4: 1,894
- 5 to 9: 2,685
- 10 to 19: 1,341
- 20 to 49: 2,427
- 50 or more: 3,551

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 7,025 (41%)
- Carpooled: 1,237 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 891 (5%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 1,428 (8%)
- Subway or elevated: 2,827 (17%)
- Railroad: 38 (0%)
- Taxi: 75 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 12 (0%)
- Bicycle: 338 (2%)
- Walked: 2,003 (12%)
- Other means: 78 (0%)
- Worked at home: 1,135 (7%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 153
- 5 to 9 minutes: 944
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1351
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1838
- 20 to 24 minutes: 2854
- 25 to 29 minutes: 1231
- 30 to 34 minutes: 3070
- 35 to 39 minutes: 859
- 40 to 44 minutes: 1155
- 45 to 59 minutes: 1718
- 60 to 89 minutes: 582
- 90 or more minutes: 197
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 20.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 29,076
- In family households: 16,803 (4,059 male householders, 1,780 female householders)
4,872 spouses, 4,884 children (4,535 natural, 279 adopted, 70 stepchildren), 119 grandchildren, 301 brothers or sisters, 177 parents, 170 other relatives, 441 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 12,273 (3,334 male householders (2,265 living alone)), 5,120 female householders (3,695 living alone)), 3,819 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 571 (393 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,982 2-persons, 1,344 3-persons, 1,051 4-persons, 358 5-persons, 82 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 5,960 1-person, 1,548 2-persons, 595 3-persons, 271 4-persons, 64 5-persons, 16 6-persons.
3,153 married couples with children.
690 single-parent households (121 men, 569 women).
69.1% of residents of 02446 zip code speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% very well, 23% well, 5% not well).
12.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% very well, 14% well, 10% not well, 2% not at all).
11.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% very well, 28% well, 14% not well, 6% not at all).
3.6% of residents speak other language at home (83% very well, 13% well, 4% not well).
Foreign born population: 8,627 (29.2%)
(41.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 29.2% | | Whole state: | 12.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (12%)
- Russia (9%)
- Japan (8%)
- Canada (5%)
- Korea (5%)
- Israel (4%)
- India (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 3,297
- 1990 to 1994: 1,519
- 1985 to 1989: 990
- 1980 to 1984: 758
- 1975 to 1979: 564
- 1970 to 1974: 355
- 1970 to 1974: 372
- 1965 to 1969: 772
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 7740
- Irish: 2675
- Russian: 2392
- Italian: 1546
- English: 1311
- United States or American: 1280
- German: 1275
- Polish: 961
- Eastern European: 563
- Greek: 417
- European: 377
- French (except Basque): 341
- Hungarian: 320
- Arab:: 316
- Israeli: 298
- Scottish: 286
- Swedish: 217
- British: 217
- Austrian: 211
- Subsaharan African:: 209
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 200
- Portuguese: 190
- Canadian: 184
- Ukrainian: 175
- Iranian: 164
- French Canadian: 158
- Romanian: 151
- Norwegian: 141
- Lithuanian: 134
- Brazilian: 129
- Scotch-Irish: 128
- Czech: 100
- African: 99
- Moroccan: 95
- Dutch: 95
- Latvian: 93
- Swiss: 91
- Haitian: 90
- Lebanese: 88
- Welsh: 85
- Jamaican: 84
- Turkish: 74
- Czechoslovakian: 69
- Armenian: 56
- Australian: 52
- Northern European: 51
- Danish: 50
- Bulgarian: 42
- Belgian: 42
- South African: 40
- Finnish: 40
- Cape Verdean: 37
- Arab/Arabic: 36
- Egyptian: 31
- Other Arab: 28
- Ethiopian: 25
- Soviet Union: 21
- Serbian: 20
- Croatian: 20
- Celtic: 18
- West Indian: 16
- Syrian: 12
- Basque: 11
- Icelander: 10
- Iraqi: 10
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 10
- Acadian/Cajun: 9
- Jordanian: 9
- Senegalese: 8
- Palestinian: 7
- Yugoslavian: 7

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- TOM FERRIS SVC STA (455 HARVARD ST in BROOKLINE, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-HQ-2001-0504, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
Alternative names: TEXACO SVC STA (THOMAS FERRIS)
- SUNOCO SERVICE STATION (1279 BEACON ST in BROOKLINE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: SUN OIL COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA (CONTACT/OWNER)
- PIERCE (50 SCHOOL STREET in BROOKLINE, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-046040
Organizations: BROOKLINE (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MICHAEL DRISCOLL (64 WESTBOURNE TER in BROOKLINE, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-046020
Organizations: BROOKLINE (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- LAWRENCE (194 BOYLSTON STREET in BROOKLINE, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-046030
Organizations: BROOKLINE (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BROOKLINE TOWN OF (LONGWOOD AVE in BROOKLINE, MA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1995-0081, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- NYNEX (23 MARION ST in BROOKLINE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- CHRISTOS DRY CLEANING INC (471 HARVARD ST in BROOKLINE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- CABLEVISION OF BOSTON (179 AMORY ST in BROOKLINE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- EXPRESS CLEANERS (1009 BEACON ST in BROOKLINE, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: GARMENT PRESSING, AND AGENTS FOR LAUNDRIES AND DRYCLEANERS
- BROOKLINE HOUSING AU (90 LONGWOOD AVE in BROOKLINE, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: ADMINISTRATION OF HOUSING PROGRAMS
- VANITY FAIR CLEANERS (277 HARVARD ST in BROOKLINE, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: JOHN ASIMAKOPOULOS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BARCLAY HOUSE (1530 BEACON STREET in BROOKLINE, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (39%)
- Utility gas (35%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 8487
- Northeast: 7382
- Midwest: 1833
- South: 1496
- West: 1317
42% of the 02446 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Massachusetts.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 246
| Here: | 15.4% | | Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 189
| Here: | 19.0% | | Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,454
| Here: | 80.3% | | Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (BROOKLINE, MA):
- PLEX LLC (20 CHAPEL ST C512; small business): $3,002,085 in 10 contracts from 2000 to 2005
Contracts for Other Research and Development -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Other Research and Development -- Advanced Development (R&D), Defense Electronics and Communication Equipment -- Advanced Development (R&D) by Navy Signed by year: 2000: $599,891; 2001: $864,111; 2002: $437,888; 2003: $700,106; 2004: $0; 2005: $400,089; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$714,345 with Navy for Other Research and Development -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2001-09-17. Completion date: 2003-09-16.
$493,907 with Navy for Other Research and Development -- Advanced Development (R&D). Signed on 2003-12-11. Completion date: 2004-07-31.
$400,089, same as above. Signed on 2005-05-05. Completion date: 2006-04-29.
$337,888 with Navy for Other Research and Development -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2002-12-20. Completion date: 2003-09-16.
- VEROMODO INC (11 OSBORNE RD; small business): $740,000 in 2 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$640,000 with Air Force for Physical Sciences -- Management and Support (R&D). Signed on 2005-09-30. Completion date: 2007-09-29.
$100,000, same as above. Signed on 2004-09-15. Completion date: 2005-07-14.
- SOFTARTISANS, INC (1330 BEACON ST STE 400; small business): $93,837 in 9 contracts from 2003 to 2005
Contracts for ADP Software, Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.) by EDUCATION, Department of, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Air Force, Navy, and others Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $325; 2004: $15,097; 2005: $78,415; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$31,374 with EDUCATION, Department of for ADP Software. Signed on 2005-04-27. Effective on 2005-04-28. Completion date: 2005-04-30.
$20,979 with Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for ADP Software. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2005-09-21. Effective on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$16,489 with Air Force for ADP Software. Taking place in FL. Signed on 2005-09-22. Completion date: 2005-09-29.
$13,200 with Navy for ADP Software. Taking place in HI. Signed on 2004-08-31. Completion date: 2004-09-15.
- LEAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE INC (651 WASHINGTON ST STE 200; small business): $42,057 in 3 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$40,250 with Navy for Other Education and Training Services. Signed on 2004-09-16. Completion date: 2004-12-31.
$2,750 with Navy for Books and Pamphlets. Signed on 2005-02-02. Completion date: 2005-02-08.
$-,943 with Navy for Other Education and Training Services. Signed on 2005-08-18. Completion date: 2004-12-31.
- KAUSHIK, SANGEETA (20 WEBSTER ST 703; small business)
$24,904 with Army for Technical Assistance. Signed on 2005-06-17. Completion date: 2006-02-01.
- KARL, JAMES PHILIP (99 BEALS ST; small business): $23,960 in 3 contracts in 2004
$10,230 with Army for Technical Assistance. Signed on 2004-04-07. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
$10,230, same as above. Signed on 2004-06-16. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
$3,500, same as above. Signed on 2004-07-12. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
- MANDELL, BRIAN (66 PARKMAN ST UNIT 1; small business)
$11,450 with U.S. Special Operations Command for Training/Curriculum Development. Signed on 2006-02-06. Completion date: 2006-02-10.
- FIRSTWORLD (USA), INC (163 AMORY ST; small business)
$10,772 with Navy for ADP Supplies. Signed on 2004-08-11. Completion date: 2004-09-22.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 2 establishments, 20-49 employees: 8 establishments, 10-19 employees: 9 establishments, 5-9 employees: 7 establishments, 1-4 employees: 14 establishments)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (250-499: 1, 100-249: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (100-249: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 9, 5-9: 13, 1-4: 38)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 9)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (10-19: 7, 5-9: 13, 1-4: 27)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (100-249: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Residential Property Managers (20-49: 2, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 5)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 312 people in nursing homes
- 108 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 57 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 28 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 17 people in institutions for the blind
- 11 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 9 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 8 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in religious group quarters
- 2 people in other workers' dormitories
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