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Brookline, Massachusetts by the numbers
Its median household earns $142,101 and the median home value is $1,246,800. About 63,266 people live in Brookline.
Last updated . Crime: FBI 2021-2025. Income and housing: Census ACS 2020-2024. Road work: October 11, 2026.
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What is the crime rate in Brookline?
Brookline is an unincorporated community (a Census-designated place), so it has no city police department of its own; crime here is reported by county agencies and counted on the county page.
How does Brookline compare with Massachusetts?
Brookline's median household earns $142,101 a year, 37% higher than the state figure ($103,960). Owner-occupied homes have a median value of $1,246,800, and half of renters pay more than $2,835 a month. About 63,266 people live on 7 square miles of land, roughly 9,362 per square mile. The city lies in Suffolk County and Middlesex County.
| Census ACS 2020-2024 | Brookline | Massachusetts | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 63,266 | 7,044,056 | 334,922,499 |
| Median household income | $142,101 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $1,246,800 | $562,100 | $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $2,835 | $1,762 | $1,413 |
| Unemployment rate (2020-2024 average) | 3.6% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| People below the poverty line | 8.7% | 10.0% | 12.5% |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher | 85.4% | 47.3% | 35.7% |
| Homeowner households | 46.9% | 62.5% | 65.2% |
| Median age | 35.2 | 40.0 | 38.9 |
What environmental sites and hazards are in Brookline?
The National Inventory of Dams lists 1 high-hazard dam in Brookline. None is rated Poor or Unsatisfactory; 1 is rated Satisfactory or Fair. The tallest is Brookline Reservoir Dam (19 ft). “High hazard” describes what lies downstream (people would probably die if the dam failed), not how likely the dam is to fail.
Suffolk County carries a “Relatively Moderate” overall rating in FEMA's National Risk Index. Of the seven hazards on our map, FEMA rates these highest: river flooding (Relatively High), hurricanes (Relatively High), heat waves (Relatively High) and coastal flooding (Relatively High). The index compares counties with each other and also weighs how vulnerable and resilient a community is, so it is a long-run estimate, not a forecast.
Is there road construction in Brookline?
No highway work zones were listed in Brookline city limits in the October 11, 2026 state feed. Some states publish only part of their road work in open feeds, so check the state's 511 site before you travel. The map's layer refreshes every morning.
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How many schools, nursing homes and parks are in or near Brookline?
Inside the city limits there are 13 public schools (2024-25) and 11 private schools (2023-24). 1 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home is in the city. Within about 15 miles: Park Service units in the area: Adams National Historical Park, Boston African American National Historic Site, Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Boston National Historical Park and Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site. 9 state parks or recreation areas: Abigail Adams State Park, Ames Nowell State Park, Borderland State Park, Boston Harbor Islands State Park and Cochituate State Park and 4 more.
Gun shops, liquor stores and Planned Parenthood in Brookline
Gun shops
No gun shops or licensed gun dealers are on the map inside the Brookline city limits.
Liquor stores
9 liquor stores are on the map inside the Brookline city limits: Brookline Wine & Spirits (Brookline), Coolidge Corner Wine & Spirits (Brookline), Foley's Liquors (Brookline), Gimbel's Liquors, MALL Discount Liquors and Wines (Brookline), Sorriso Wine & Bottle Shop, Vinodivino (Brookline), Wine Press Brookline (Brookline) and 1 more. Massachusetts has no complete public liquor licence list we can use, so this count also draws on OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps and may miss some stores or include closed ones.
Planned Parenthood
There is no Planned Parenthood health center inside the Brookline city limits on the map.
See them on the map: liquor stores →
Sources: ATF licensee list (Sept 2026); state liquor licence lists, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (non-official; partial in some states); HHS Title X directory and CMS NPPES.
Common questions
What is the median household income in Brookline?
$142,101 (Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024), compared with $103,960 for Massachusetts.
How much do homes cost in Brookline?
The median value of owner-occupied homes is $1,246,800 (Census ACS 2020-2024), against $562,100 statewide.
What natural hazards affect Brookline?
Suffolk County carries a “Relatively Moderate” overall rating in FEMA's National Risk Index. Of the seven hazards on our map, FEMA rates these highest: river flooding (Relatively High), hurricanes (Relatively High), heat waves (Relatively High) and coastal flooding (Relatively High).
Nearby cities
Newton, MA (3 mi) · Cambridge, MA (4 mi) · Somerville, MA (5 mi) · Boston, MA (6 mi) · Waltham, MA (7 mi) · Medford, MA (7 mi)
More: Massachusetts statewide numbers · county pages: Suffolk County and Middlesex County · Sex-offender registry search (NSOPW)
Where do these numbers come from?
- Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, agency counts 2021-2025 (Return A); state and national rates: FBI estimated crimes.
- Income, housing, education: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year, table B19013 (median household income) and related tables, for the Census place Brookline CDP.
- Land area: Census 2024 Gazetteer. Hazards: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), county scores (county level).
- Superfund: U.S. EPA, Superfund site boundaries and NPL status (October 2026). Dams: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams (public map service, October 2026).
- Work zones: State departments of transportation, via the U.S. DOT Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) and state 511 feeds; refreshed every morning (snapshot October 11, 2026).
- Schools: National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE public school locations 2024-25; budgets: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2024; National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE Private School geocodes (Private School Survey 2023-24). Nursing homes: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Provider Information and Penalties (September 2026).
- Parks: USGS Protected Areas Database of the U.S. (PAD-US 4.1); state park agencies' open data (CA, NY, PA, TN, TX, FL, NJ, KY, HI, UT, MT and others); OpenStreetMap contributors for some hours, phones, fees and camping; U.S. National Park Service: unit boundaries (Land Resources Division), Acreage Report (Sept 30, 2026), park pages on nps.gov (hours, fees), Visitor Use Statistics (2025).
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