East Brookfield vs South Ashburnham

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

East 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.

East Brookfield has the higher population (1,349 vs 1,174 in South Ashburnham). South Ashburnham has the higher median household income ($82,006 vs $70,625 in East Brookfield). East Brookfield has the higher median home value ($337,500 vs $323,400 in South Ashburnham).

Population, income & housing

	East Brookfield	South Ashburnham
Population	1,349	1,174
Median age	54.2 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$70,625	$82,006
Median home value	$337,500	$323,400
Median gross rent	$990	—
Housing units	630	419
Homeownership rate	73.7%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Brookfield	South Ashburnham
Population	1,037 → 1,349 (+30.1%)	924 → 1,174 (+27.1%)
Median household income	$74,821 → $70,625 (-5.6%)	$79,670 → $82,006 (+2.9%)
Median home value	$217,400 → $337,500 (+55.2%)	$189,100 → $323,400 (+71.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,045 → $990 (-5.3%)	—

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

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)

	East Brookfield	South Ashburnham
Under 5	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.8%	17.8%
18 to 24	10.2%	12.6%
25 to 34	9.9%	6.5%
35 to 44	10.6%	13.5%
45 to 54	6.8%	17.1%
55 to 64	16.0%	21.1%
65 to 74	16.4%	7.7%
75 and over	16.9%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Brookfield	South Ashburnham
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	81.3%
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%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	15.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Brookfield	South Ashburnham
No high school diploma	2.4%	13.2%
High school graduate	42.6%	21.5%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	51.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Brookfield	South Ashburnham
Drove alone	85.7%	84.4%
Carpooled	2.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	15.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Brookfield	South Ashburnham
1-unit, detached	77.8%	86.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	17.0%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Brookfield	South Ashburnham
Poverty rate	4.0%	16.0%
Average household size	2.33	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	32	30
Median year structure built	1956	1976