The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 02445 sells for about $1,288,067, or $756 per square foot.
Prices are down 33.7% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 41 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $2,623 a month.
ZIP 02445 — Brookline
The 02445 market is defined by high demand and extreme supply scarcity, keeping it among Greater Boston's most stable, high-cost environments. The market is primarily driven by the town's top-tier schools, Green Line access, and a strictly protected housing supply. Some metrics like months of supply and tax rates are not published at the ZIP level.
Fits high-income family buyers and professionals prioritizing top-tier schools, walkability, and rapid transit access to Boston.
Median prices moved down 33.7% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 41 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.5% · poverty 9.1% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ZCTA 02445, Norfolk County, MA
Brookline schools are highly regarded, frequently ranking among the top districts in Massachusetts.
The area is noted for high heat vulnerability, with 99% of homes identified by some models as having a Major Heat Factor.
Development momentum is severely constrained by strict town zoning, historic protections, and a fixed land area of less than seven square miles.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Massachusetts) — Massachusetts Local Property Tax: Ad valorem tax calculated as (Municipal Budget / Total Assessed Value of all taxable property) = Tax Rate per $1,000 of assessed value. Assessments must be at 100% of full and fair cash (market) value.
Highly accessible via the MBTA Green Line with direct transit routes to Boston’s employment and academic cores.
Features access to numerous town parks, the Emerald Necklace greenway, and walkability to local shopping/dining villages like Brookline Village and Washington Square.
Market depth is significant with high demand; 2026 data shows upward rent growth momentum.
Driven by proximity to Boston/Cambridge medical, academic, and biotech hubs.
Highly accessible via the MBTA Green Line with direct transit routes to Boston’s employment and academic cores.
Very limited large-scale pipeline due to historic preservation and zoning.
Brookline is an independent town jurisdiction.
Standard regional property insurance market; no specific ZIP-level alerts published.
Data retrieved from data.census.gov; some fields not published at ZCTA level.
Public schools whose reported address is in this area (NCES). Not attendance boundaries — schools that serve residents may sit outside it. Check the district's address locator for assignment.
- Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum4.64.7 mi
- F1 Arcade Boston4.55 mi
- Museum of Illusions Boston4.54.8 mi
- Boda Borg Boston4.77.4 mi
- K1 Speed Boston-Wilmington4.215.8 mi
- Fenway Park4.82.3 mi
- TD Garden4.64.5 mi
- Gillette Stadium4.617.9 mi
- Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center4.54.8 mi
- Topgolf Boston - Canton3.99.6 mi
- Fenway Park4.82.3 mi
- Boston Common4.74 mi
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston4.82.3 mi
- New England Aquarium4.44.9 mi
- Harvard Square4.63 mi
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston4.82.3 mi
- Boston Public Library4.83.3 mi
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum4.72.1 mi
- Museum of Science4.74.2 mi
- Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum4.64.7 mi
- Boston Common4.74 mi
- Franklin Park Zoo4.43.2 mi
- Public Garden4.83.8 mi
- Charles River Esplanade4.83.4 mi
- Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University4.82 mi
- Community Boating, Inc.4.63.8 mi
- MIT Sailing Pavilion4.93.2 mi
- Atlantic Wharf4.64.6 mi
- Constitution Marina4.64.8 mi
- Charlestown Marina4.85.4 mi
- Topgolf Boston - Canton3.99.6 mi
- Granite Links Golf Club4.67.7 mi
- Robert T. Lynch Municipal Golf Course3.91.9 mi
- George Wright4.54.5 mi
- Newton Commonwealth Golf Course41.8 mi
- Encore Boston Harbor4.35.6 mi
- Burlington Mall4.411 mi
- Prudential Center Boston4.53.1 mi
- Natick Mall4.512.7 mi
- Quincy Market4.54.7 mi
- Boston Logan International Airport4.17 mi
- Park Shuttle & Fly4.57.5 mi
- The Lounge3.46.8 mi
- DaCoopas Pizza4.16.6 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
A historic and vibrant commercial hub with local shops and restaurants.
A central commercial area serving the local community.
A walkable neighborhood center with diverse dining options.
Key-figure check: median price diverges 29.3% from the nearest retained anchor (prior refresh cycle) — beyond the 12.5% tolerance; an automated validation case is open and the value publishes pending its verdict. Validation: the flagged $911,106 (-29.3% vs the prior refresh cycle) could not be independently corroborated and was reverted to the prior cycle value pending review; the case is under review in the Command Center.