Haverford Township School District, Delaware County, PA
Brookline
Performance Tier
Exceptional
Median Sold
$625,000
Avg. Appreciation
174%
Avg. $ Gain
$396,767
2025 Sales
27
High Activity
Compared to the Haverford Township district average, Brookline is
outperforming by 33%.
Based on 33 years of public sales records across 2418 neighborhoods in 4 counties.
About
Brookline is an unincorporated community in Haverford Township, Delaware County, considered alongside Oakmont to be the historic town center of Haverford. Its street grid and boulevard were platted as early as 1909 by building firm A.E. Mueller and Co., which leveraged two transit lines—the Llanerch-Ardmore Trolley (1902) on Darby Road and the Philadelphia & Western high-speed electric railroad (1907) at the neighborhood’s eastern edge—to market the community as a commuting suburb with a documented 22-minute trip to Philadelphia’s City Hall. Development proceeded through the late 1920s and early 1930s, producing a cohesive stock of brick Colonials, Dutch Colonials, and American Foursquares on a formal boulevard grid; a 1939 infill section opposite Haverford High School added Colonial Revival homes in a ‘Williamsburg’ style. The Haverford Township Historic Resource Survey identifies properties on Brookline Boulevard and Kenmore Road within the neighborhood at the ‘Very High’ significance level, and SEPTA’s active Beechwood-Brookline Station on the M Line continues the neighborhood’s rail-transit identity established over a century ago.
Specifications
Home Stock
The housing stock was developed primarily between 1909 and the late 1920s–early 1930s, with a later infill tract (Brookline Park, 1939) that introduced homes echoing the ‘Williamsburg’ Colonial Revival style. The predominant forms are brick Colonials, Dutch Colonials, and American Foursquares, many featuring covered front porches, original hardwood floors, and detached garages. Brick construction is standard throughout. The average year built across the sales record is approximately 1926, consistent with the community’s documented development arc.
Location & Access
Darby Road (the community’s primary thoroughfare, documented to 1687) and Brookline Boulevard form the neighborhood’s central axes. Mill Road and Manoa Road serve as the northern and southern boundaries. Regional access points include West Chester Pike (Route 3) and I-476 (Blue Route). SEPTA’s Norristown High Speed Line (M Line) Beechwood-Brookline Station sits at Beechwood Drive and Karakung Drive within the neighborhood.
Location Anchors
What Makes This Distinct
Brookline’s long-run appreciation record, tracked across 33 years of sales data, places it in an ‘Exceptional’ performance classification that outpaces the Haverford Township School District average—a pattern consistent with the neighborhood’s documented scarcity of new construction and its position as the geographic and institutional center of Havertown, with no HOA cost burden layered on top.
For Buyers & Sellers
If You’re Buying
$625k median price point. historically strong appreciation. move fast – homes go quickly. high turnover means more inventory.
If You’re Selling
Strong appreciation – sellers gained $397k on average. outperforming the district by 33%. properties doubled in value (174% gain). homes selling quickly (quickly). median sale price $625k.
Worth Asking
Have you considered what it means for long-run value that Brookline’s housing stock has not been replicated—its brick Colonials and Foursquares from the 1909–1930s development arc cannot be rebuilt at current land and labor costs—while the neighborhood simultaneously sits within walking distance of a rapid-transit station and a school ranked in the top 5% statewide?
Common Questions
What elementary school serves Brookline, and how does it perform?
The most common elementary school assignment for Brookline is Chatham Park Elementary School (400 Allston Road, Havertown), part of the Haverford Township School District. Chatham Park ranks in the top 5% of all Pennsylvania elementary schools for combined math and reading proficiency, ranks 55th out of roughly 1,526 Pennsylvania elementary schools on SchoolDigger, and holds an overall ‘A’ grade on Niche. The Haverford Township School District itself ranks 19th out of 610 Pennsylvania districts on SchoolDigger. School boundary assignments can change; buyers should verify directly with the district before closing.
Is there an HOA in Brookline, and what does that mean for buyers?
No homeowners association has been identified for the Brookline community. The neighborhood was developed organically between 1909 and the early 1930s by A.E. Mueller and Co. as a series of individually platted lots, not as a single controlled subdivision. Buyers should still conduct a standard title search to confirm the absence of deed restrictions or legacy covenants, as early-20th-century planned communities sometimes recorded use restrictions that survive in title chains.
How do Brookline residents commute to Philadelphia without driving?
Brookline sits between two transit corridors. The Beechwood-Brookline Station on SEPTA’s M Line (Norristown High Speed Line), located at Beechwood Drive and Karakung Drive, provides rapid-transit service to the 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby, where passengers connect to the Market-Frankford Line into Center City. When the neighborhood was developed, advertisements cited a 22-minute trip from City Hall via the elevated subway route—an attribute that helped define Brookline as one of the Delaware County region’s earliest commuter suburbs. Multiple SEPTA bus routes also serve Haverford Township along Darby Road and West Chester Pike.
Items to Verify with Your Agent
A few specifics on this page are sourced from secondary aggregators or older filings. Confirm before relying:
- Approx Homes — No verified total home count for the Brookline neighborhood was found in any source. The 2020 Census reports 2,272 people in the census-designated Brookline area, but a reliable dwelling-unit count has not been independently verified.
- Interior Sqft Range Text — No aggregated square-footage range specific to the Brookline neighborhood (as distinct from broader Havertown) was found. Individual public records show varying sizes consistent with the era (roughly 1,200–3,000+ sq ft) but a reliable neighborhood-level range was not verifiable.
- Shared Name Sibling — The Pittsburgh neighborhood ‘Brookline’ (South Hills, Allegheny County) shares the same name and appears prominently in web search results. Some third-party listing aggregators (Homes.com) return Pittsburgh Brookline data in Havertown queries. All content on this page reflects the Haverford Township community exclusively, but the name ambiguity is a documentation risk.
- Builder — A.E. Mueller and Co. is the documented developer of the original Brookline Manor tract (1909–c.1930). The 1939 Brookline Park section and any post-WWII infill lots were built by unknown builders. Mueller is cited as a builder/developer, not a single-source tract builder for the whole community.
School District
Brookline is served by the Haverford Township School District. Buyers should verify current school assignments directly with the district.
View Haverford Township School District Information
Sources Consulted
Public deed records · Delaware County Recorder · en.wikipedia.org · iliveinharford.com · findingaids.library.upenn.edu · havtwp.org · schooldigger.com · publicschoolreview.com · wpstaging.septa.org · havtrail.com
Data refreshed: April 25, 2026 (median sold, appreciation, performance tiers, narratives) · Content reviewed: April 25, 2026 (overview, structural insight, FAQs)
The Cyr Team · 2418 neighborhoods · 4 counties · 33 years of public sales records