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Brookline vs Brookline vs Maynard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Maynard has the most homeowners (75%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Brookline | Brookline | Maynard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 63,266Highest |
63,266Highest |
10,712Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+7.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.2±1.2Lowest 12% below MA |
35.2±1.2Lowest 12% below MA |
45.3±4.3Highest 13% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±1.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.7%±1.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 15.8%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
15.8%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Maynard and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 85.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
85.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
64.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.8%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
10.8%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $142,101±$8kHighest 37% above MA |
$142,101±$8kHighest 37% above MA |
$124,067±$16kLowest 19% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,246,800±$67kHighest 122% above MA |
$1,246,800±$67kHighest 122% above MA |
$527,400±$31kLowest 6% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,835±$82Highest 61% above MA |
$2,835±$82Highest 61% above MA |
$1,800±$148Lowest about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$8,266Lowest 38% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±4Highest MA: 51.8% |
46.9%±4Highest MA: 51.8% |
44.9%±9.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Highest MA: 10% |
8.7%Highest MA: 10% |
8.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 46.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
46.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1963Highest 1 yr older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 7% below MA |
27 minLowest 7% below MA |
32 minHighest 9% above MA |
| Work from home | 30.1%±2.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
30.1%±2.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.9%±7.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #22 of 282 in MA | #22 of 282 in MA | #166 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Brookline | Maynard |
| High school in town | — | Brookline High | Maynard High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9Highest |
9.7Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.