Boston vs Brookline
Boston, MA compared with Brookline, MA · 6 miles apart
Boston has 672,973 residents to Brookline’s 63,266. Boston comes out ahead on median rent, price to income, clear days a year. Brookline does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Boston, MA | Brookline, MA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 672,973 | 63,266 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 13,921 | 9,360 |
| Median household income | $97,344 | $142,101 |
| Median home value | $731,700 | $1,246,800 |
| Median rent | $2,147 | $2,835 |
| Homeownership | 35.7% | 46.9% |
| Average commute | 30.3 min | 27.1 min |
| Median age | 33.3 | 35.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54.9% | 85.4% |
| Poverty rate | 16.6% | 8.7% |
| Unemployment | 6.1% | 3.6% |
| Price to income | 7.5× | 8.8× |
| Clear days a year | 21 | 19 |
| Days above 90°F | 9 | 14 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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