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Brookline, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Brookline is a Census CDP of 63,266 people across 6.76 square miles of land, in Norfolk County. Median household income is $142,101, 46.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 76 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $15.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brookline
What Brookline is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area6.76 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land9,361
- County holding the largest share of its areaNorfolk County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookline
How many people live in Brookline
- Population63,266
- Median age35.2
- Population under 1811,832
- Share under 1818.7 percent
- Population 65 and over9,986
- Share 65 and over15.8 percent
- Households27,587
- Family households13,595
- Share of households that are families49.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookline
Income and work in Brookline
- Median household income$142,101
- Per capita income$96,682
- Civilian labor force38,505
- Employed37,100
- Unemployed1,405 plus or minus 365
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over43,676
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher85.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree57.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookline
Housing in Brookline
- Housing units28,873
- Occupied units27,587
- Vacant units1,286 plus or minus 303
- Vacancy rate4.5 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Owner occupied12,925
- Renter occupied14,662
- Ownership rate46.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,246,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,835
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.9 percent
- Single family units6,787
- Share single family23.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more22,086
- Share in buildings of two or more76.5 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookline
How Brookline gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute25,563
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,269
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more11,633
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.5 percent
- Drove alone28.4 percent
- Carpooled3.2 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Public transport18.1 percent
- Walked14.9 percent
- Worked from home30.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brookline
SBA loans in Brookline (7(a))
- Approvals76
- Gross approval$15,832,500
- Average approval$208,322
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$463,400
- Largest approval$1,770,000
- Jobs supported470
- Jobs per approval6.2
- Loans with a final outcome19
- Paid in full18
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more1.3 percent
- Share to franchises3.9 percent
- Distinct lenders24
- Distinct industries by NAICS39
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brookline, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 19 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brookline
SBA loans in Brookline (504)
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$7,893,000
- Average approval$526,200
- Median approval$352,000
- Largest approval$2,183,000
- Jobs supported104
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off1
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brookline, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brookline
Flood risk in Brookline
- NFIP communityTown of Brookline
- NFIP community number250234
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/08/25
The Town of Brookline participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 250234 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Norfolk County, not Brookline
Norfolk County context, not Brookline figures
- Establishments in Norfolk County20,745
- Covered employment, Norfolk County346,327
- Average annual pay, Norfolk County$84,497
- Housing units permitted, Norfolk County1,224
Every figure in this section is published for Norfolk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brookline.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Brookline questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brookline, Massachusetts?
63,266, in 27,587 households. Brookline CDP covers 6.76 square miles of land, which is 9,361 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brookline in?
Norfolk County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Brookline?
$142,101. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,246,800. Median gross rent is $2,835 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brookline businesses?
76 7(a) approvals totaling $15.8 m since FY2020, across 24 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 15 504 approvals worth $7.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brookline, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brookline borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brookline. Only 19 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Brookline in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brookline appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brookline, town of, community 250234, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Brookline figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Norfolk County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Brookline.
Is zoning published for Brookline?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.