Brookline ranked 16 in Fortune’s Top 25 Best Places to Live for Families

Brookline, MA ranks as one of the Top Places to Live for Families in prestigious Fortune Magazine list.

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Fortune magazine recognized what many of us Brookline locals already knew, that Brookline, MA is an amazing place to live! Brookline earned coveted spot number 16 in Fortune’s Top 25 Best Places to Live for Families in 2022. As the only Massachusetts municipality, and one of only two in New England to rank on the list, it’s no wonder Brookline real estate is so highly sought after.

Fortune used more than 215,000 data points for almost 2,000 American cities and towns to rank the top 25 locations that meet multigenerational family needs. Data points included things like schools, access to quality health care, public transportation, green space, and resources for aging residents. Fortune highlighted that “Brookline truly combines the best of urban and suburban living,” and noted that Brookline High School earned the GreatSchools College Success Award in 2021 and 2022.

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    Elad Bushari is a Brookline, Massachusetts real estate advisor, Executive Vice President at Compass, and founder of The Bushari Team. With more than 22 years of experience and over $1 billion in career sales, Elad specializes in Brookline real estate, luxury homes, condominiums, multi-family properties, development sales, and strategic representation. Based in Brookline, Elad advises buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, and developers across Coolidge Corner, Washington Square, Chestnut Hill, Fisher Hill, Brookline Village, Longwood, and Greater Boston. His work combines hyperlocal market knowledge, data-driven pricing strategy, high-end marketing, negotiation experience, and deep familiarity with Brookline’s housing stock, condo buildings, schools, zoning, and neighborhood dynamics. Elad writes about Brookline real estate market trends, housing policy, condo due diligence, private listing strategy, older-home risk, luxury property marketing, and local buyer and seller strategy on Bushari.com.
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