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Braintree Town is a small city of 38,899 people in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It's about 9 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $657k and rent runs about $2k a month.
38,899people
$657kTypical home
$2,024/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
62"Snow
233Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 38,899
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,827 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Boston, MA
- 9 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $657k (≈$4,142/mo)
- Median rent $2,024/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (257 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,399 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to BOS airport
- 11 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 105 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 111 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,324 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 199 bars within 25 mi
- 1,399 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 218 museums within 25 mi
- 55 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Norfolk County: D+29 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk