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About Brookline
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesBrookline ( ) is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, and part of the Boston metropolitan area. An exclave of Norfolk County, Brookline borders six of the City of Boston's neighborhoods: Brighton, Allston, Fenway–Kenmore, Mission Hill, Jamaica Plain, and West Roxbury. The city of Newton borders Brookline to the west. It is known for being the birthplace of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Conan O'Brien. The land which comprises what is today Brookline was first settled in 1638 as a hamlet in Boston, known as Muddy River (as it was settled on the west side of the river of the same name). It was incorporated as a separate town with the name of Brookline in 1705. Several s…
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Housing in Brookline
The typical Brookline home is worth about $1,123,000, down 5.5% in a year, 70% above the Massachusetts typical home.
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Safety in Brookline
Safety Grade B+
Brookline reports less crime per resident than 70% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Brookline sits closer to the middle.
Schools in Brookline
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The public schools Brookline’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 91% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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