ZIP 02445
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
October. Asking rents in ZIP 02445 usually run 3.1% below trend in October and 1.9% above it in May, about $172 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 02445 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 02445 changed +6.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 140 Massachusetts ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.0%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 02445 rose 33.2% while median household income rose 5.3% ($132,688 to $139,747). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 02445 is 35.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 11 months in a row, and rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($139,747) is $3,494 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($3,330); a 2-bedroom is $3,960.
1st cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Brookline.
ZIP 02135, 2 miles away, rents for 15% less ($2,914/mo), about $6,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 02445. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 02445 (Brookline, MA) is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income above the national average, 85.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 02445 in Brookline, MA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 02445 in Brookline, MA has increased by $1,027 per month, settling near $3,439 after starting the period at $2,412. Census figures show median household income at $139,747 today, compared with $126,832 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 32.4 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 21,485 to 22,560 between 2021 and 2024, a 5.0% change. About 47.9% of households rent today, against 44.8% in 2021. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 02445 covers Brookline, MA. The median rent here is $3,439/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,330/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,960/mo.
At 30% of local median household income ($139,747/yr), ZIP 02445 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.2% over the past year.
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