TOWN OF BROOKFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

WORCESTER

BOSTON

BROOKFIELD

Location: Central Massachusetts, is bordered by North Brookfield on the north; East Brookfield on the east; Sturbridge on the south and Brimfield, Warren, and West Brookfield on the west. Brookfield is 22 miles west of Worcester, 33 miles east of Springfield and 57 miles west of Boston.

 Total Area: 16.57 sq. miles  Land Area: 15.52 sq. miles  Population: 3,390  Density: 205 per sq. mile

This snapshot contains details about the following items:  Population  Economy  Land use  Housing  Public Safety  Education  Transportation  Traffic Safety

Data Sources: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation / Geographic Information Systems / Education / State Police / Division of Unemployment Assistance / Housing and Community Development, The US Census Bureau, Massachusetts Association of Realtors, Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research (MISER), The Warren Group and massbenchmarks.org.

Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission 2 Washington Square, Union Station, 2nd Floor, Worcester, MA 01604-4016

Community Snapshot Brookfield This snapshot contains data on: Population-Economy-Housing-Education-Transportation-Public Safety Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission www.cmrpc.org

POPULATION ECONOMY

Population Employment Past *Projected 4,000 Labor Force % Unemployed MA 3,390 3,500 3,000 2,000 12.0 2,500 10.0 1,500 2,000 8.0 1,500 1,000 6.0 4.0 1,000 500 % Unemployed 500 Employed Pop. 2.0 0 0 0.0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2035

Source: US Census *CMRPC Projections approved March 2011 Source: MA Division of Unemp. Assist.

Population by Age & Gender Estimated Median Household Income

> 80 70 - 79 65,036 2009 60 - 69 64,496 50 - 59 40 - 49 30 - 39 58,895 Brookfield 1999

Age Cohort Age 20 - 29 65,148 MA 10 - 19 < 9 400 300 200 100 0 100 200 300 400 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000 $80,000 $90,000

MALE FEMALE $100,000

Source: US Census 2010 Source: American Community Survey 2009 inflation-adjusted dollars

Families Below Poverty Level Occupation

Brookfield MA Brookfield MA Total Jobs

0.08 45% 1,800 0.07 40% 1,600 35% 31% 1,400 0.06 6.7% 6.7% 0.05 30% 1,200 23% 22% 0.04 25% 1,000 20% 14% 800

Percent 0.03 3.8% 3.7% 15% 10% 600 0.02 10% 400 0.01 5% 0.2% 200 0 0% 0 1990 2000 Professional Service Sales Manufacturing Construction Farming

Source: massbenchmarks.org Source: US Census LANDUSE

Foreign Born 6% %Water Brookfield MA 9% %Residential 15% 2005 76% %Open Space 10% 1999 1% 1985 5% %Built Environment 1.4% 0.8% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 7% 0% %Agriculture All Foreign Europe North Latin Asia Africa Oceania Born America America 0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

Source: US Census Source: MassGIS

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Page 1 of 5 Community Snapshot Brookfield This snapshot contains data on: Population-Economy-Housing-Education-Transportation-Public Safety Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission www.cmrpc.org

HOUSING PUBLIC SAFETY

Building Permits Crimes per 100,000 Residents

10 9 Brookfield MA 9 8 7 7000 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 6000 5 4 4 4 5000 4 3 4000 3 3000 2 2000 1 1000 83.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

Source: CMRPC / MISER / US Census Source: MA State Police

Median Sales Price Traffic Accidents

Single Family Condo BROOKFIELD % of Region MA -SF MA - Condo 46 50 43 0.40% $400,000 40 31 0.30% $300,000 28 27 30 $200,000 0.20% 20 $100,000 9 10 6 0.10% $0 0 0.00%

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Source: The Warren Group/Mass. Assoc. of Realtors Source: Mass DOT Highway State & Local Police Jurisdiction TRANSPORTATION

Housing Mean Commute Time

2000 2010 Brookfield MA 1,136 1200 35 32.4 1000 30 26.3 27.0 800 25 600 20 400 239 15 118 27 Minutes 200 40 10 21.6 22.7 0 5 Owner Renter Vacant Chapter 40B 0 Occupied Occupied 1980 1990 2000

Source: US Census 2010 Source: US Census PUBLIC SCHOOLS

K-12 Selected Population Commute Pattern Low-Income Special Education Free Lunch Reduced Lunch 1,200 90% Limited English Proficiency Drop Out Rate 80% 1,000 0.762389681 70% 28.0 30 800 60% 50% 25 600 18.9 18.9 1,123 40% 20 400 30% 15 20% 200 0.137135098 Percent 0.100475221 10 5.9 202 148 10% 3.8 3.4 0 0% 5 Within Community Outside to Community to 0 Community Outside FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 Source: MA Dept of Education Source: US Census 2000

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Page 2 of 5 Community Snapshot Brookfield This snapshot contains data on: Population-Economy-Housing-Education-Transportation-Public Safety Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission www.cmrpc.org

POPULATION 1990 2000 % Change Total Population 2,968 3,051 2.8% Persons per Household In households 2,968 3,051 2.8% 1990 2000 In group quarters 00NA500

PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD 400 Total Households 1,098 1,212 10.4% 300 1 233 287 23.2% 200 2 381 441 15.7% Households 100 3 194 197 1.5% 0 4 174 186 6.9% 1234> 5 > 5 116 101 -12.9% Persons Mean persons / household 33-6.7% VEHICLES AVAILABLE Total Households 1,098 1,212 10.4% 0 33 42 27.3% Vehicles Available 1 385 464 20.5% 1990 2000 2 515 498 -3.3% 600 3 106 171 61.3% 500 4 41 35 -14.6% 400 300 > 5 18 2 -88.9% Mean vehicles / household 200 22-3.8%Households 100 WORKERS BY GENDER 0 Workers 16 years and over 1,388 1,585 14.2% 01234> 5 Male 751 805 7.2% Vehicles Female 637 780 22.4% COMMUTE MODE Workers 16 years and over 1,388 1,583 14.0% Drive Alone 1,143 1,353 18.4% Commute Time Carpool 150 119 -20.7% 1990 2000 Transit / Taxi 6 4 -33.3% 500 450 Bike / Ped 24 30 25.0% 400 350 Motorbike 13 13 0.0% 300 250 Work at home 52 64 23.1% 200 COMMUTE TIME Workers 150 100 Workers not working at home 1,336 1,519 13.7% 50 0 < 5 mins 43 48 11.6% 5 - 9 mins 104 96 -7.7% 10 - 14 mins 234 135 -42.3% 15 - 19 mins 148 254 71.6% 20 - 29 mins 224 187 -16.5% 30 - 44 mins 325 355 9.2% Time Leaving For Work > 45 mins 258 444 72.1% 1990 2000 Mean travel time to work (mins) 27 32 20.0% 600 TIME LEAVING FOR WORK 500 400 Workers not working at home 1,336 1,519 13.7% 300 5 to 6:59 a.m. 435 539 23.9%

Workers 200 7 to 7:59 a.m. 420 451 7.4% 100 8 to 8:59 a.m 195 208 6.7% 0 9 to 9:59 a.m. 28 31 10.7% 10 to 11:59 a.m. 13 37 184.6% 12 to 11:59 p.m. 220 205 -6.8%

12 to 4:59 a.m. 25 48 92.0% Source: Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP 2000)

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Page 3 of 5 Community Snapshot BROOKFIELD Information depicted on these mapsis for planning purposes. Data obtained from MassDOT, MassGIS, CMRPC Produced by the GIS Center : Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission. 2 Washington Sq,Union Station, 2nd Floor, Worcester, MA 01604-4016 This snapshot contains data on: Population-Economy-Housing-Education-Public Safety -Transportation Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission www.cmrpc.org

NORTH BROOKFIELD ¤£67 AutoCrashClusters06_08 WEST BROOKFIELD SPENCER Water Bodies NORTH BROOKFIELD AutoCrashClusters06_08 Open Space Water Bodies £19 EAST BROOKFIELD ¤ Railroad Open Space WARREN BROOKFIELD Trails Railroad ¤£148 Interstate ¤£9 Bus Route U.S. Route Interstate ET WEST BROOKFIELD RE U.S. Route STURBRIDGE State Route ST N BRIMFIELD AI M ST State Route EA W ES T M AIN ST RE EAST BROOKFIELD ET H P O O

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E V C I I CE R R N TRAL STREET STURBRIDGE ¯ BRIMFIELD ¯ 148 90 ¤£ ¨¦§ Miles Miles 90 0 0.45 0.9 ¨¦§ EATONS-RT. 9 0 0.025 0.05 Source: MassDOT, MassGIS, WRTA Traffic Safety NB : Color Coded # is Regional Rank † TRAFFIC SAFETY HIGHLIGHTS Sum Fatal Injury ¹ PDO ³ HSIP Auto Crash Clusters 2006-2008 Community Crash Crash Crash Crash ² EPDO Eligible WEST MAIN ST / RIVER ST / POST RD BROOKFIELD 5 0 3 2 17 No

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Total Auto Crashes 2006-2008 BROOKFIELD 53 0 13 40 105 Total Pedestrian Crashes 2006-2008 BROOKFIELD 0 0 0 0 0 Total Bike Crashes 2006-2008 BROOKFIELD 0 0 0 0 0 ¹ PDO - Property Damage Only ² EPDO - Equivalent Property Damage Only weighted by fatal crashes = 10, injury crashes = 5, PDO =1 ³ HSIP- Highway Safety Improvement Program (MA) † Excluding Interstate Highways Source : Mass DOT Highway Community Snapshot Information depicted on these maps is for planning purposes. BROOKFIELD Data obtained from MassDOT, MassGIS, CMRPC Produced by the GIS Center : Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission. 2 Washington Sq,Union Station, 2nd Floor, Worcester, MA 01604-4016 This snapshot contains data on: Population-Economy-Housing-Education-Public Safety -Transportation Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission www.cmrpc.org

67 Funding for Roadway Projects ¤£ ¤£67 Wickaboag Pond Allocated Existing Trail NORTH BROOKFIELD NORTH BROOKFIELD Proposed Proposed Trail Alt 2 Trail ¤£67 ¤£67 Requested Project Symbol ¤£19 Potential Trail 19 Alt 2 Trail £ Alt 2 Trail 148 ¤) Bridges 9 ¤£ 148 Water ABlt o4 dTriaeil s ¤£ 9 ¤£ F Intersections ¤£ Open Space WEST BROOKFIELD WEST BROOKFIELD RICHARDSON WMA * Other ET RE ST Major Roads N AI Railroad M ST Interstate EA W ES Interstate T M U.S. Route AIN EAST BROOKFIELD ST RE ET EAST BROOKFIELD H U.S. Route State Route P O O W S T A R R O State Route Quaboag River D A D Q

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Source: CMRPC Source: CMRPC Roadway Improvement Projects -TIP* Trails *TIP-Transportation Improvment Program

Pavement Conditions Traffic Volume

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