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Braintree, MA Real Estate

 

Braintree is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 33,828 at the 2000 census.

Braintree was founded on land first colonized in 1625 by Captain Wollaston, and initially named Mount Wollaston. Under the rule of Thomas Morton it was renamed Merry Mount. The area was resettled and incorporated as the town of Braintree, named after the English town of Braintree in 1640, on land which is now part of the current town of Braintree, from which Randolph, Holbrook, the City of Quincy, and part of Milton were split off. Braintree is the birthplace to Presidents John Adams, and John Quincy Adams, as well as statesman John Hancock and General Sylvanus Thayer. Braintree is also the site of the infamous Sacco and Vanzetti murders as well as the retirement home of the co-inventor of the telephone Thomas Watson (See Watson Park ).

The town is mentioned as the residency of an unscrupulous character in author Stephen King 's Gerald's Game.

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$323,900 Braintree, MA Condo/Townhome 0/0 0 0.2
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$589,900 Braintree, MA Single Family 3/3 2000 0.2
$679,900 Braintree, MA Single Family 0/0 0 0.2
$679,500 Braintree, MA Single Family 4/2 2400 0.2
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$230,000 Braintree, MA Condo/Townhome 2/1 935 0.2
$389,000 Braintree, MA Single Family 4/1 1500 0.2
$314,900 Braintree, MA Condo/Townhome 2/1 878 0.2
$609,900 Braintree, MA Single Family 3/1 2496 0.2
$359,000 Braintree, MA Single Family 4/2 4356 0.2
$318,900 Quincy, MA Single Family 0/0 0 2.3
$247,900 Quincy, MA Single Family 2/1 821 2.3
$309,000 Quincy, MA Single Family 2/2 960 2.3
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$619,000 Quincy, MA Single Family 6/2 2520 2.3
$329,000 Quincy, MA Condo/Townhome 3/1 1605 2.3
$319,900 Quincy, MA Condo/Townhome 0/0 0 2.3
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$529,900 Quincy, MA Single Family 4/2 1687 2.3
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$389,000 Weymouth, MA Single Family 3/2 1600 2.9
$450,000 Weymouth, MA Single Family 3/2 1340 2.9
$379,000 Weymouth, MA Single Family 3/1 1274 2.9
$350,000 Holbrook, MA Single Family 4/2 1200 3.6
$365,000 Randolph, MA Single Family 0/0 0 3.8
$309,900 Randolph, MA Single Family 0/0 0 3.8
$450,000 Randolph, MA Single Family 4/2 1784 3.8
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$307,000 Randolph, MA Condo/Townhome 3/2 1364 3.8
$380,000 Weymouth, MA Single Family 0/0 0 3.8
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$214,900 Weymouth, MA Condo/Townhome 2/1 910 3.8
$395,000 Weymouth, MA Single Family 3/2 1316 3.8
$499,000 Weymouth, MA Single Family 3/2 1286 3.8
$349,500 Quincy, MA Condo/Townhome 3/2 2500 4.0
$208,900 Quincy, MA Condo/Townhome 1/1 653 4.0

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Braintree, MA information

State:Massachusetts
Country:Norfolk
Area Code:781
FIPS:25021
TimeZone:EST
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Braintree, MA Neighborhood Info

 

Natl. average

Braintree, MA

Population: 293,655,40033,452
Household size:
Persons per household
2.602.6

Housing

Home appreciation:
Most recent 12 months
9.8%1.9%
House purchase cost:
Median sales value
$217,200$415,700
Commute time:
in minutes
27.431.1

Economy

Cost of Living index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.0140.3
Recent Job Growth:
Most recent 12 months
1.4%0.4%
Unemployment Rate: 4.6%4%
Future Job Growth:
projected job growth to 2010
11.9%-0.6%
Income Taxes:
highest marginal tax bracket
5.22%5.95%
Sales Taxes:
total local, county, state sales tax
6.0%5%

Education

Pupil/teacher ratio:
number of students per teacher
15.90
Graduation rate:
percent graduated from high school
79.6%91.1%
School spending:
total dollars for each student
$6,058$6816.0000
College grads-adv. deg.:
percent with graduate and prof. degrees
7.2%10.2%
College grads-4 yr.:
percent graduated from 4 yr. colleges
15.2%21.7%

Crime

Property crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
35
Violent crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
33

Health

Doctors per capita:
M.D.s per 10,000 population
169.7502.1
Air quality index:
higher number = better air quality
48.027
Health costs index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.0134.3
Watershed quality index:
higher=better (not drinking water)
55.035

Climate

Altitude:
in feet
1,058193
Snowfall:
inches annually
24.042
Rainfall:
inches annually
39.043
Precipitation days:
days annually with some precipitation
112128
Summer temperature:
average high temp in July (deg F)
86.982
Winter temperature:
average low temp in January (deg F)
21.713.4
Sunny days:
days annually with few clouds
205197

Cities within 10 miles of Braintree, Massachusetts

East Braintree, MA | Braintree Highlands, MA | Braintree, MA | Quincy Center, MA | Quincy, MA | West Quincy, MA | Houghs Neck, MA | South Quincy, MA | Weymouth, MA | Holbrook, MA | Randolph, MA | Weymouth NAS, MA |

Braintree, ZIP Codes

02184, 02185,