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Brookline, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $1,256,267 (it was $395,300 in 2000)
Brookline:

$1,256,267
Massachusetts:

$534,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $894,872 - $2,069,923

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $2,191,273
Here:

$2,191,273
State:

$651,570

Townhouses or other attached units: $2,115,513
Here:

$2,115,513
State:

$617,749

In 2-unit structures: $1,140,717
Here:

$1,140,717
State:

$594,808

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,214,858
Here:

$1,214,858
State:

$601,912

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $895,633
Here:

$895,633
State:

$555,768

Total population: 58,732 (Urban population: 57,061, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 28,967 (27,326 occupied: 12,602 owner occupied, 14,580 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

54%
State:

38%

Housing density: 4,266 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $884,854.

Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,935, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,261


Median gross rent in Brookline, MA in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in Brookline with a mortgage: 7,176 (1,350 second mortgage, 130 home equity loan, 1,033 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 338

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $247,407

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $169,447

Median monthly housing costs: $2,731

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Brookline, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1938

Median year apartment built: 1954

Household type by relationship:

Households: 62,994
  • Male householders: 12,490 (2,660 living alone), Female householders: 14,555 (6,057 living alone)
  • 11,271 spouses (11,097 opposite-sex spouses), 1,657 unmarried partners, (1,537 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13,705 children (13,288 natural, 323 adopted, 93 stepchildren), 89 grandchildren, 385 brothers or sisters, 445 parents, 5 foster children, 512 other relatives, 6,433 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,442

Size of family households: 5,911 2-persons, 2,725 3-persons, 3,006 4-persons, 1,028 5-persons, 263 6-persons, 90 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,100 1-person, 3,106 2-persons, 1,528 3-persons, 425 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 23 6-persons.

10,012 married couples with children.
1,394 single-parent households (262 men, 1,132 women).

66.3% of residents of Brookline speak English at home.
5.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
12.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
11.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
4.4% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 18,933 (30.1%)
(43.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.8
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brookline, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brookline, Massachusetts
  • 79no bedroom
  • 1,0511 bedroom
  • 3,3052 bedrooms
  • 3,6243 bedrooms
  • 2,5514 bedrooms
  • 1,9925+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brookline, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brookline, Massachusetts
  • 1,412no bedroom
  • 4,6281 bedroom
  • 5,0262 bedrooms
  • 2,4933 bedrooms
  • 8954 bedrooms
  • 1275+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Brookline in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Brookline in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,321no vehicle
  • 6,1911 vehicle
  • 4,0892 vehicles
  • 8973 vehicles
  • 1054 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Brookline in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Brookline in renter-occupied apartments
  • 6,482no vehicle
  • 6,6051 vehicle
  • 1,3172 vehicles
  • 1103 vehicles
  • 104 vehicles
  • 575+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brookline, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brookline, Massachusetts
  • 681 room
  • 2062 rooms
  • 9283 rooms
  • 1,6874 rooms
  • 1,8245 rooms
  • 1,7306 rooms
  • 1,7197 rooms
  • 1,0618 rooms
  • 3,3809+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brookline, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brookline, Massachusetts
  • 1,1891 room
  • 1,4172 rooms
  • 3,6343 rooms
  • 3,4534 rooms
  • 2,2385 rooms
  • 1,3416 rooms
  • 6277 rooms
  • 4158 rooms
  • 2689+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Brookline, MA
Brookline CDP income, earnings, and wages data

  • Brookline, MA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Brookline, MA in 2022
  • 1,298Less than $10,000
  • 1,519$10,000 to $19,999
  • 782$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,016$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,146$40,000 to $49,999
  • 999$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,560$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,736$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,203$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,049$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,840$150,000 to $199,999
  • 9,042$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Brookline, MA

  • Distribution of house value in Brookline, MA in 2022
  • 73Less than $10,000
  • 34$10,000 to $14,999
  • 48$100,000 to $124,999
  • 7$150,000 to $174,999
  • 56$200,000 to $249,999
  • 51$250,000 to $299,999
  • 140$300,000 to $399,999
  • 294$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,629$500,000 to $749,999
  • 2,578$750,000 to $999,999
  • 3,851$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 1,980$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 3,649$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Brookline, MA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Brookline, MA in 2022
  • 148Less than $100
  • 63$150 to $199
  • 178$200 to $249
  • 723$250 to $299
  • 139$300 to $349
  • 58$350 to $399
  • 59$400 to $449
  • 68$450 to $499
  • 113$500 to $549
  • 28$550 to $599
  • 27$600 to $649
  • 12$650 to $699
  • 98$700 to $749
  • 21$750 to $799
  • 148$800 to $899
  • 99$900 to $999
  • 122$1,000 to $1,249
  • 309$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,280$1,500 to $1,999
  • 2,908$2,000 to $2,499
  • 3,508$2,500 to $2,999
  • 2,590$3,000 to $3,499
  • 2,385$3,500 or more
  • 146No cash rent
Work and jobs in Brookline: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 39.2%
Number of people working at home: 10,634 (29.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 227
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,051
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 2,417
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 4,239
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3,647
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,865
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 4,990
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,513
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,790
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 3,022
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,257
  • 90 or more minutes: 268
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Brookline

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 11,558 (40.9%)
  • Carpooled: 1,268 (4.5%)
  • Bus: 686 (2.4%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 1,879 (6.7%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 231 (0.8%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 70 (0.2%)
  • Taxi: 288 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle: 256 (0.9%)
  • Walked: 2,009 (7.1%)
  • Worked at home: 10,634 (37.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.5%Males
  • 2.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 12.0%Males
  • 7.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 1.0%Males
  • 3.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 14.1%Males
  • 1.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 3.1%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.9%Males
  • 0.7%Females
Races in Brookline detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Brookline, Massachusetts
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Brookline, Massachusetts
  • 10,7092010 or later
  • 2,5762000 to 2009
  • 2,6401990 to 1999
  • 3,1541980 to 1989
  • 1,8011970 to 1979
  • 2,089Before 1970
Ancestries in Brookline, MA

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 1,937 (6.0%)
  • Israeli: 1,264 (3.9%)
  • European: 1,188 (3.7%)
  • English: 1,089 (3.4%)
  • Russian: 1,078 (3.3%)
  • American: 1,001 (3.1%)
  • Eastern European: 984 (3.0%)
  • Italian: 962 (3.0%)
  • German: 722 (2.2%)
  • Polish: 582 (1.8%)
  • Ukrainian: 390 (1.2%)
  • Portuguese: 318 (1.0%)
  • Iranian: 266 (0.8%)
  • Scottish: 264 (0.8%)
  • French: 262 (0.8%)
  • Albanian: 252 (0.8%)
  • Romanian: 229 (0.7%)
  • French Canadian: 208 (0.6%)
  • Greek: 190 (0.6%)
  • Canadian: 170 (0.5%)
  • Dutch: 164 (0.5%)
  • Brazilian: 163 (0.5%)
  • Ethiopian: 161 (0.5%)
  • Danish: 147 (0.5%)
  • British: 139 (0.4%)
  • Bulgarian: 137 (0.4%)
  • Northern European: 128 (0.4%)
  • Jordanian: 125 (0.4%)
  • Egyptian: 124 (0.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 110 (0.3%)
  • Afghan: 106 (0.3%)
  • Swedish: 103 (0.3%)
  • Serbian: 101 (0.3%)
  • Hungarian: 99 (0.3%)
  • Turkish: 92 (0.3%)
  • Austrian: 86 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 79 (0.2%)
  • Syrian: 74 (0.2%)
  • Lebanese: 71 (0.2%)
  • Armenian: 66 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 66 (0.2%)
  • Slavic: 52 (0.2%)
  • Belgian: 45 (0.1%)
  • Moroccan: 43 (0.1%)
  • Norwegian: 37 (0.1%)
  • South African: 34 (0.1%)
  • Latvian: 28 (0.09%)
  • Scandinavian: 25 (0.08%)
  • Nigerian: 25 (0.08%)
  • Lithuanian: 23 (0.07%)
  • Ugandan: 19 (0.06%)
  • Cypriot: 17 (0.05%)
  • Finnish: 15 (0.05%)
  • Haitian: 15 (0.05%)
  • Welsh: 14 (0.04%)
  • Slovak: 12 (0.04%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 11 (0.03%)
  • Kenyan: 11 (0.03%)
  • Jamaican: 9 (0.03%)
  • Czech: 7 (0.02%)
  • Sudanese: 7 (0.02%)
  • Barbadian: 7 (0.02%)
  • Ghanaian: 3 (0.01%)
  • Liberian: 3 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Brookline:

14.0% (2,637)
Massachusetts:

8.4% (103,233)

Israel
Brookline:

12.8% (2,416)
Massachusetts:

0.5% (6,073)

India
Brookline:

6.8% (1,281)
Massachusetts:

6.8% (82,934)

Korea
Brookline:

5.8% (1,087)
Massachusetts:

1.4% (17,613)

Japan
Brookline:

4.9% (917)
Massachusetts:

0.6% (7,301)

Russia
Brookline:

3.2% (610)
Massachusetts:

1.5% (18,278)

Canada
Brookline:

3.0% (567)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (28,158)

Ukraine
Brookline:

2.7% (511)
Massachusetts:

0.9% (10,808)

Brazil
Brookline:

2.6% (487)
Massachusetts:

7.6% (92,959)

Colombia
Brookline:

2.5% (475)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (27,810)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Brookline:

2.2% (412)
Massachusetts:

1.0% (12,709)

Taiwan
Brookline:

2.1% (389)
Massachusetts:

0.7% (8,270)

Iran
Brookline:

1.7% (315)
Massachusetts:

0.6% (7,213)

Hong Kong
Brookline:

1.7% (311)
Massachusetts:

0.7% (8,536)

Germany
Brookline:

1.5% (291)
Massachusetts:

1.0% (12,529)

Italy
Brookline:

1.5% (291)
Massachusetts:

1.4% (16,886)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 19,326
  • Other state: 24,191
  • Northeast: 11,879
  • Midwest: 4,008
  • South: 5,127
  • West: 3,323

77.1% of Brookline residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47.4% lived in Massachusetts.


Brookline:

77.1%
State average:

87.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 186
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 39
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 99
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 86
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 125
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 841
  • Less than 1 year of college: 255
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 526
  • Associate degree: 284
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,660
  • Master's degree: 4,728
  • Professional school degree: 3,659
  • Doctorate degree: 3,391
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 250
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 6
  • 5th and 6th grade: 29
  • 7th and 8th grade: 108
  • 9th grade: 24
  • 10th grade: 21
  • 11th grade: 42
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 28
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,467
  • Less than 1 year of college: 409
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,029
  • Associate degree: 560
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,938
  • Master's degree: 6,875
  • Professional school degree: 2,434
  • Doctorate degree: 3,624
Educational Attainment for Females
Brookline marital status for males
Brookline marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,178
  • One, attached: 1,538
  • Two: 2,561
  • 3 or 4: 4,517
  • 5 to 9: 4,969
  • 10 to 19: 1,724
  • 20 to 49: 2,965
  • 50 or more: 5,501
  • Mobile homes: 11
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Brookline
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Brookline, MA
  • 70.5%Utility gas
  • 15.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 12.1%Electricity
  • 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Brookline, MA
  • 49.3%Utility gas
  • 35.3%Electricity
  • 7.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.5%Other fuel
  • 2.1%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 810
Here:

16.2%
Massachusetts:

10.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 471
Here:

19.9%
Massachusetts:

12.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,797
Here:

76.0%
Massachusetts:

51.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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