Brockton, MA

Brockton is a large city in Massachusetts with a population of 105,080. Residents earn $77,089 per year, which is 3% above the national average.

2.8 /5.0

C+ Fair

105,080 Population 4,926/sq mi density

$77,089 Median Income $35,524 per capita

$405,500 Home Value $493,160 Zillow

$1,545 Median Rent 33.2% income on rent

53°F Avg Temperature 259 sunny days/yr

821 Violent Crime/100K 1,945 property/100K

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Overall

2.8 / 5.0

Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

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Economy

3.8 / 5.0

$77,089 median income, 5.6% unemployment

B+

Affordability

3.7 / 5.0

$405,500 home value, $1,545/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

821 violent crimes/100K (116% above avg)

C+

Education

2.7 / 5.0

21.3% bachelor's degree or higher

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3 reported haunted locations found near Brockton, MA.

Name	Description
Cape Cod Cafe	Sounds of a baby crying when no children are present in the restaurant. There is a story about a baby that was left alone at the table while the mother drank at the bar. The baby supposedly choked to death in the booth.
Melrose Cemetery	This cemetery has long been rumored to be haunted. You can often hear footsteps running around at night. People have also reported hearing laughing in the far back left corner of the cemetery.
Stonehill College	A small passenger plane crashed into the pond several years ago, and on the anniversary the pond gets covered with a blue mist and goes on to become a thick fog throughout the rest of campus. As it begins to clear, some say they see the pilot struggling to get out of the cockpit and climb onto drier land.