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Our Brockton, MA real estate website provides a wealth of information for home buyers and home sellers. Below, you will find information on the history and culture of Brockton as well as links to more detailed information such as demographics and schools. You may view a virtual tour, search homes for sale, and access information on different types of properties such as condos, farms, foreclosures, and vacation homes. This website will give you everything you need to buy or sell a home in Brockton, MA.
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Brockton MA Community Profile & History
Brockton, Massachusetts is a major urban community south of Boston with a rich industrial history. Brockton was the shoe manufacturing center of the region from the late 18th century through the 1950's. In the Civil War, it was claimed that half of the Union Army wore boots made in Brockton and at the height of the shoe industry in 1929, more than 30,000 people were employed by shoe manufacturers in a city which dominated the world footwear market until after World War II.
Brockton was the site of pioneering in electrical power in 1883 when the third electric power station in the country was opened under the supervision of Thomas Edison, and in 1884 when Edison returned to witness the opening of the City Theater, the first in the world to be lighted from a central power station. The city was also the site of the first fire station to be electrically operated.
Brockton takes prides in its great economic and cultural diversity. Brockton hosts the Fuller Museum of Art, felt by residents to be one of the finest small museums in the country, as well as the Brockton Historical Society Complex with museums devoted to shoes, fire fighting artifacts and Thomas Edison.
Brockton residents take special pride in their sports heroes, who include world heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano and middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler. William H. McGunnigle, less well-known but of great importance, was a Brockton resident credited with inventing the first baseball glove.
Brockton, MA Real Estate Market Statistics
The following information was extracted from the state-wide MLS system and its accuracy is not guranteed.
Brockton Single Family Home Sales Trends:
| Year Days on Market #Sold Average Price Lowest Price Median Price Highest Price |
2006 107 696 $286339 $110000 $275005 $575000 |
2007 129 547 $249714 $95000 $245000 $475000 |
2008 144 640 $193201 $38000 $184850 $509900 |
2009 119 635 $171723 $1 $166300 $510000 |
Average Selling Price of Single Family Homes in Brockton
| 2006 |  $286339 | |
| 2007 | $249714 | |
| 2008 | $193201 | |
| 2009 | $171723 |
Brockton Condominum Sales Trends:
| Year Days on Market #Sold Average Price Lowest Price Median Price Highest Price |
2006 102 209 $189227 $85000 $188500 $319900 |
2007 108 205 $177836 $15000 $176400 $315000 |
2008 188 110 $123914 $35000 $121457 $239900 |
2009 126 89 $81191 $15000 $74900 $176900 |
Average Selling Price of Condominiums in Brockton
| 2006 | $189227 | |
| 2007 | $177836 | |
| 2008 | $123914 | |
| 2009 | $81191 |
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