Brockton
The largest city south of Boston, with commuter rail straight downtown and rowhouse density Brockton residents quietly love.
The numbers
How Brockton scores
Who lives in Brockton
U.S. Census ACS 2018–2022 estimates. Rounded.
Schools in Brockton
Brockton School District. Massachusetts DESE FY2024 (FY2025 graduation rates).
Source: Massachusetts DESE Education-to-Career Research and Data Hub. Percentile ranks against 194 MA towns in our index.
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