Moving to Brookline, Massachusetts

About Brookline, Massachusetts
Brookline

Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, and part of the Boston metropolitan area. Brookline borders six of Boston's neighborhoods: Brighton, Allston, Fenway–Kenmore, Mission Hill, Jamaica Plain, and West Roxbury. The city of Newton lies to the west of Brookline. Brookline was first settled in 1638 as a hamlet in Boston, known as Muddy River; it was incorporated as a separate town in 1705.

At the time of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 63,191. It has been the most populous municipality in Massachusetts to have a town (rather than city) form of government since Framingham changed to a city in 2018, following a 2017 referendum.

Gender
Gender Brookline Massachusetts Country
Female 53.2% 51.5% 50.8%
Male 46.8% 48.5% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Brookline Massachusetts Country
Less than $10,000 5.9% 5% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 4.8% 4.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 2.7% 6.8% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 3.5% 6.4% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 6.3% 9% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 10.7% 13.9% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 9.4% 12% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 18.1% 18% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 10.8% 10.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 27.7% 14.2% 8.3%
Education


Education Brookline Massachusetts Country
< 9th Grade 2% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 1% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 6% 24% 27.0%
Other College 5% 15% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 2% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 29% 25% 20.0%
Master's Degree 26% 14% 9.0%
Professional Degree 12% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 17% 3% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Brookline Massachusetts Country
White 66.8% 70.8% 60.1%
African American 2.8% 6.8% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 17.4% 6.7% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.8% 0.3%
Multiracial 6% 2.7% 2.8%
Hispanic 6.7% 12% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity