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Brookline vs Hull
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookline has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.6%).
Hull has the most homeowners (79.6%).
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 | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 63,266Highest |
10,138Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 35.2±1.2Lowest 12% below MA |
56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±1.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 15.8%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 85.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
50.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.8%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $142,101±$8kHighest 37% above MA |
$115,485±$14kLowest 11% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,246,800±$67kHighest 122% above MA |
$646,000±$38kLowest 15% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,835±$82Highest 61% above MA |
$2,081±$187Lowest 18% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,089Lowest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±14Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Hull and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Highest MA: 10% |
5.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 46.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1946Highest 18 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 7% below MA |
33 minHighest 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 30.1%±2.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #22 of 282 in MA | #66 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Brookline | — |
| High school in town | Brookline High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9 |
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| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.