Braintree Town.
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Massachusetts·Norfolk County
9 tracts·39K people·$657K median·2,826/mi²
White 67 · Asian 22 · Black 3 · Multiracial 3 · Hispanic 3 · Other 1
Married couple 52 · Living alone 26 · Other 22
Professional 28 · Retail 25 · Health 22 · Manufacturing 12 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 51 · Service 18 · Sales · office 17 · Production · transport 8 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 62 · Work from home 18 · Carpool 15 · Transit 9 · Walk 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Braintree Town is $656,800 (Census ACS) — 1.4× the US median of $458,812.
Braintree Town has 38,899 residents across 9 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.3; the population is 66.8% White, 22.2% Asian, 3.4% Black, 3.3% Multiracial, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 47.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.9% (Census ACS).
Mary E Flaherty School (65%), Highlands (64%) and Hollis (62%) lead the elementary schools; South Middle School (57%) and East Middle School (46%) lead the middle schools; Braintree High is the high school with reported scores (69%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,024/month, 28% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Braintree Town is $122,214 a year, 42% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Braintree Town, median rent is $2,024/month and the median home value is $656,800 (Census ACS).
Braintree Town reported 3.0 violent crimes and 14.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 97 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 51 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Braintree Town are inland flooding (97), earthquake (81) and landslide (76), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Braintree Town, 2.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).