ZIP 02446
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
October. Asking rents in ZIP 02446 usually run 2% below trend in October and 1.2% above it in January, about $113 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 02446 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 02446 changed +4.9% 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 02446 rose 25.6% while median household income rose 33.3% ($98,978 to $131,963). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 02446 is 31.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($131,963) is $3,299 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($3,410).
2nd cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Brookline.
ZIP 02134, 1 mile away, rents for 17% less ($2,934/mo), about $7,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 02446. 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 02446 (Brookline, MA) is majority renter-occupied, 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 02446 in Brookline, MA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 02446 in Brookline, MA stood at $2,541 in 2021 and currently runs about $3,518, reflecting a 38.4% increase over the period. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 02446 in Brookline, MA now reports about $131,963, up from $109,845 in 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 1.4% since 2021, moving from about 31,764 residents to roughly 31,310. Renters now make up 62.2% of households, compared with 60.6% five years ago. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 02446 in Brookline, MA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 02446 covers Brookline, MA. The median rent here is $3,518/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,580/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $4,250/mo.
At 32% of local median household income ($131,963/yr), ZIP 02446 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.9% over the past year.
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