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Brookline Makes 'Best Small Cities' in Mass. Rankings
Brookline was ranked high on the 2015 Best Small Cities in America report.
Brookline this week was ranked one of the best small communities in the country.
The Best Small Cities in America report ranked Brookline No. 15 in Massachusetts and No. 359 in the country.
The WalletHub survey ranked about 1,200 small cities based on factors like affordability, schools, and quality of life. Here are Brookline’s key rankings:
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- Affordability: 1,252
- Economic strength: 558
- Education/health: 34
- Quality of life: 164
Brookline is regularly cited on “best communities” surveys. Earlier this year, it was ranked the best suburb in the country.
There were 33 Bay State communities that made the Best Small Cities in America report. These are their overall rankings:
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- 8. Northampton
- 14. Milton
- 26. Lexington
- 105. Wellesley
- 143. Somerville
- 150. Melrose
- 165. Newton
- 171. Needham
- 206. Woburn
- 222. Westfield
- 297. Norwood
- 316. Beverly
- 319. Salem
- 331. Medford
- 359. Brookline
- 364. Attleboro
- 366. Arlington
- 395. Leominster
- 407. Marlborough
- 440. Quincy
- 470. Pittsfield
- 477. Chicopee
- 510. Framingham
- 571. Everett
- 610. Peabody
- 641. Fitchburg
- 687. Haverhill
- 730. Malden
- 898. Taunton
- 1012. Brockton
- 1104. New Bedford
- 1106. Holyoke
- 1132. Fall River
Photo: Coolidge Corner in Brookline. (Credit: Bill Damon via Flickr)
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