Housing in Brookline

Brookline's housing market runs genuinely, severely expensive and genuinely volatile month-to-month, reflecting the town's low transaction volume and luxury-skewed inventory.

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A real, disclosed price spread across months

Redfin's May 2026 median sale price ran approximately $1,408,657 (+3.2% YoY); a November 2025 figure ran $1.2M (+19.0% YoY); a March 2026 figure ran $1.6M (+76.2% YoY) -- a real, substantial spread across months, disclosed honestly rather than resolved to one figure.

Prices vary meaningfully by neighborhood

Coolidge Corner, Brookline Village, Chestnut Hill, Washington Square, and South Brookline each carry genuinely different price points and housing stock -- confirm current, address-specific comparables directly for a target neighborhood rather than budgeting against a single townwide figure.

A severely constrained, high-demand market

Brookline's housing market reflects Massachusetts's real, statewide, currently-acknowledged housing shortage -- see this project's Massachusetts state hub record -- layered onto Brookline's own severe, longstanding demand from its top-ranked school and its direct Boston/Longwood Medical Area adjacency.

Key takeaways

Brookline's median sale price ran approximately $1,408,657 as of May 2026, with real, substantial month-to-month volatility.
Prices vary meaningfully across Brookline's neighborhoods -- confirm current, address-specific data directly.
Brookline's market reflects both Massachusetts's statewide shortage and the town's own severe, school- and location-driven demand.

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Last reviewed: 2026-08-25. Independent research; not financial, tax, or legal advice -- confirm current figures with a local professional before making a decision.