Brookline is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 62,726 people and 15 constituent neighborhoods, Brookline is the 18th largest community in Massachusetts. Brookline has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Brookline home prices are not only among the most expensive in Massachusetts, but Brookline real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Brookline has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Also of interest is that Brookline has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 20.57% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing that you will notice about Brookline is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Brookline a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

In Brookline, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.52 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. In addition, the town is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Brookline is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Brookline area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Brookline, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Brookline is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 84.36% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Brookline in 2018 was $83,318, which is wealthy relative to Massachusetts and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $333,272 for a family of four. However, Brookline contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Brookline is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Brookline home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brookline residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Brookline include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Russian.

Brookline also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 30.89%.

The most common language spoken in Brookline is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.