Brookline

Massachusetts wealthy suburb

Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, nearly surrounded by the city of Boston.

Despite its urban setting, it has remained an independent municipality since 1705.

The name also appears in other U.S. towns, notably Brookline, New Hampshire.

She grew up in Brookline and went to school in Boston.

Boston

Massachusetts

Northeastern colonial state

St. Mary's · Brighton · Newton · Fenway · trolley · enclave · border

neighborhood

suburb

Outlying residential district

apartments · condominiums · community · family · tree-lined · leafy · sidewalks · schools · parks · historic

governance

selectmen

Elected municipal board members

annexed · referendum · budget · civic · ordinance · commissioners · charter · precinct · voters · deliberation

Opposites
urban core vs suburban enclave

BrooklineBoston

Massachusetts state capital

urban core · Roxbury · Dorchester · inner city · Fenway

affluence and character

BrooklineChelsea

London neighborhood or club

Revere · Lynn · Everett · Lawrence · Brockton

political geography (independent vs annexed)

BrooklineCharlestown

Boston neighborhood, historic site

Roxbury · Dorchester · Brighton · Hyde Park · South Boston

Family

brook, brooks, Brooklyn, brooklet, brooklets, brooked, brooking

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G