Braintree, MA

Braintree is a mid-sized town south of Boston with a split personality: the dense, older neighborhoods in the eastern sections near the MBTA Red Line station, and the suburban, commercial landscape of the South Shore Plaza area and the I-93 corridor to the west. The town is the birthplace of two U.S. presidents — John Adams and John Quincy Adams — and the older neighborhoods near the town center reflect that colonial heritage.

The South Shore Plaza, one of the largest shopping centers in New England, and the surrounding commercial development along Route 37 and Forbes Road create a substantial commercial tax base. For property professionals, Braintree offers the variety of a small city — multi-family housing near the T station, single-family suburbs, and significant commercial property — within a single municipality, with Red Line transit access that directly affects residential values in the eastern neighborhoods.