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What Is It Like to Live in Brockton?

What it costs to live in Brockton, and how it compares with other Massachusetts cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

38

61st best value in Massachusetts

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Massachusetts cities.

Overall livability

36

59th overall in Massachusetts

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Brockton is home to about 104,216 people. A typical home runs $307,600 and a household earns around $68,100, a price-to-income ratio of 4.5. Among Massachusetts's largest cities, it ranks 61st for value and 59th overall.

Brockton at a glance

Median home price

$307,600

28th in MA of 80

Median rent

$1,311/mo

Median household income

$68,100

Home price to income

4.5x

Unemployment

8.2%

74th in MA of 80

School rating

5/10

61st in MA of 80

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in MA of 80

Walk score

11/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Massachusetts only. Updated 2026.