Is Brookline, MA a good place to invest in rental property?

Brookline, MA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-6,359 and a median cap rate of 1.2%, on a median sold price of $1,300,000. Prices changed +1.3% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Brookline, MA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Brookline, MA is 1.2%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Brookline, MA?

The median sold price in Brookline, MA is $1,300,000 (about $798 per square foot).

Investing in Brookline, MA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Brookline, MA rental-property market, built from recently sold homes and CashFlowRE's per-listing investment modeling — median price, cap rate, monthly cash flow, appreciation and inventory — so you can judge the market before you ever open a listing.

$1,300,000Median sold price

$798Median $/sqft

1.2%Median cap rate

$-6,359Modeled cash flow / mo

+1.3%Appreciation YoY

8.9Months of supply

405Active listings

549Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Brookline numbers say

In Brookline, MA, the median home sold for $1,300,000 (about $798 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 1.2% cap rate with a median $-6,359 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +1.3% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 8.9 months of supply — a looser, buyer-friendly market. These are medians across recorded sales; individual properties vary widely, which is exactly what CashFlowRE scores listing by listing.

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