East Brookfield vs Rutland

A side-by-side comparison of East Brookfield and Rutland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rutland has the higher population (1,796 vs 1,349 in East Brookfield). Rutland has the higher median household income ($102,885 vs $70,625 in East Brookfield). Rutland has the higher median home value ($357,700 vs $337,500 in East Brookfield).

Population, income & housing

	East Brookfield	Rutland
Population	1,349	1,796
Median age	54.2 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,625	$102,885
Median home value	$337,500	$357,700
Median gross rent	$990	$1,134
Housing units	630	722
Homeownership rate	73.7%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	41.6%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Brookfield	Rutland
Population	1,037 → 1,349 (+30.1%)	2,360 → 1,796 (-23.9%)
Median household income	$74,821 → $70,625 (-5.6%)	$84,833 → $102,885 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$217,400 → $337,500 (+55.2%)	$225,900 → $357,700 (+58.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,045 → $990 (-5.3%)	$1,160 → $1,134 (-2.2%)

East Brookfield

Population

1,0371,349

Median household income

$74,821$70,625

Median home value

$217,400$337,500

Median gross rent

$1,045$990

Rutland

Population

2,3601,796

Median household income

$84,833$102,885

Median home value

$225,900$357,700

Median gross rent

$1,160$1,134

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Brookfield	Rutland
Under 5	5.4%	4.5%
5 to 17	7.8%	13.9%
18 to 24	10.2%	9.7%
25 to 34	9.9%	11.2%
35 to 44	10.6%	8.2%
45 to 54	6.8%	11.2%
55 to 64	16.0%	16.9%
65 to 74	16.4%	15.0%
75 and over	16.9%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Brookfield	Rutland
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Brookfield	Rutland
No high school diploma	2.4%	3.2%
High school graduate	42.6%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Brookfield	Rutland
Drove alone	85.7%	81.2%
Carpooled	2.7%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Brookfield	Rutland
1-unit, detached	77.8%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	14.0%
2 to 4 units	17.0%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	6.2%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Brookfield	Rutland
Poverty rate	4.0%	2.7%
Average household size	2.33	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	1956	1977