Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:07 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:10 am – 4:15 pm
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People31,310 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.814,622 householdsMedian household income $131,963Median home value $1,181,500Median rent $2,873 a month38% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $9,781 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate73% of adults are in the labour force, 18,718 employedMain industries: education and health care 44%, professional and business services 20%, finance, insurance and real estate 9%Average commute 27 minutes23% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 21% take public transport, 24% walk or cycle, 29% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages85% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 58% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 67%, Chinese 7%, other Indo-European languages 6%, Russian or other Slavic 5%9% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 19°F49 in of rain a yearwettest month December49 in of snow a year, on about 23 days20 days above 90°F, 121 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jamaica Plain station, 3 mi away; snow from Boston Logan Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksMount Auburnpeak · 2.1 miBoston Graduate School of Psychoanalysiscollege · under a mileEmmanuel Collegecollege · 1.0 miCoolidge Hillpeak · 2.1 miLittle Riverriver · 3.9 miMagazine Beachbeach · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCommonwealth Plazastate park · under a mileCharles River Reservationstate park · under a mile · 376 acresPark Drive Iistate park · under a mileJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Sitehistoric site · under a mileMass Art Campusstate park · 1.2 miWillow Pond Meadowstate park · 1.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 10 Jan 199935 mi away, near Merrimac, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jan 200046 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateNorfolk County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsRiver flooding Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025308 of 365 days measured55 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 126main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Norfolk County monitors, MA
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBrookline Water and Sewer Divisionserves 63,191 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation55 ft17 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalArbour Hri Hospitalunder a milePost officeBrookline Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBrookline Town Hallunder a milePoliceBrookline Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationBrookline Fire Department Station 5under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi59 schools8 elementary, 2 middle, 12 high, 37 otherSchoolCoolidge Corner Schoolright hereSchoolBay Cove Academyunder a mileSchoolLawrence Schoolunder a mileCollegeBoston Graduate School of Psychoanalysisunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoston Logan International Airport BOS6.0 miInterstateI-90under a mileUS highwayUS 20under a mileAmtrakBack Bay Station BBY2.4 miLight railCoolidge CornerMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)under a mileCoachBrooklineFlixBusunder a mileTransit234 stops within a mileMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), Merrimack Valley TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02446 ZIP area.
