Brookfield vs South Ashburnham

A side-by-side comparison of Brookfield and South Ashburnham: population, income, housing, and more.

Brookfield and South Ashburnham are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Ashburnham has the higher population (1,174 vs 940 in Brookfield). South Ashburnham has the higher median household income ($82,006 vs $66,774 in Brookfield). Brookfield has the higher median home value ($325,700 vs $323,400 in South Ashburnham).

Population, income & housing

	Brookfield	South Ashburnham
Population	940	1,174
Median age	38.7 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,774	$82,006
Median home value	$325,700	$323,400
Median gross rent	$1,087	—
Housing units	400	419
Homeownership rate	70.9%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brookfield	South Ashburnham
Population	690 → 940 (+36.2%)	924 → 1,174 (+27.1%)
Median household income	$64,063 → $66,774 (+4.2%)	$79,670 → $82,006 (+2.9%)
Median home value	$211,000 → $325,700 (+54.4%)	$189,100 → $323,400 (+71.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,117 → $1,087 (-2.7%)	—

Brookfield

Population

690940

Median household income

$64,063$66,774

Median home value

$211,000$325,700

Median gross rent

$1,117$1,087

South Ashburnham

Population

9241,174

Median household income

$79,670$82,006

Median home value

$189,100$323,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brookfield	South Ashburnham
Under 5	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.0%	17.8%
18 to 24	7.0%	12.6%
25 to 34	17.8%	6.5%
35 to 44	17.0%	13.5%
45 to 54	14.8%	17.1%
55 to 64	2.8%	21.1%
65 to 74	16.0%	7.7%
75 and over	5.7%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brookfield	South Ashburnham
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	81.3%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	9.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	15.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brookfield	South Ashburnham
No high school diploma	1.1%	13.2%
High school graduate	50.7%	21.5%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	51.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brookfield	South Ashburnham
Drove alone	85.1%	84.4%
Carpooled	6.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	15.6%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brookfield	South Ashburnham
1-unit, detached	63.2%	86.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	35.8%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brookfield	South Ashburnham
Poverty rate	10.4%	16.0%
Average household size	2.51	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1938	1976