Braintree, MA
Tracking 13,491 properties across Braintree, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1954 and the oldest to 1693. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Braintree, MAInc. 1634
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.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
442 properties (3%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
The Property Landscape
13,491 properties · Median year built 1954 · Avg 2,910 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Architectural Styles
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Norfolk County Registry of Deeds
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 99% of Braintree properties. Ownership intelligence includes transaction history, entity detection, portfolio identification, and lien analysis — assembled from public registry records into a single property-level profile.
Building Permits & Maintenance
29,540 municipal building permits on file · 54% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 29,540 building permits across 7,249 Braintree properties — 54% coverage. 4,335 properties have permit activity in the last five years.
Each permit record reveals maintenance decisions: roof replacements, electrical upgrades, kitchen renovations, solar installations. For insurance, lending, and appraisal professionals, permit history is the most objective evidence of property condition available from public records.
Living in Braintree
Norfolk County · Massachusetts
Braintree covers 14.4 square miles in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $633K.
Single-family homes account for 9,108 of Braintree's 13,491 properties, with 838 condominiums and 1,679 multi-family buildings. There are 460 commercial properties and 387 parcels of vacant land. About 79% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $525K and $766K, with the highest assessed property at $280.0M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Braintree (100%) is on municipal sewer. Electric service is provided by TOWN OF BRAINTREE - (MA). 1,442 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Braintree its character.
Environmental note: Braintree has an average EPA lead paint indicator at the 51th percentile nationally, consistent with 686 properties built before 1900 when lead paint was standard. 2,721 properties exceed at least one EPA environmental justice threshold — a factor in lending compliance and environmental due diligence.
What Braintree Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Braintree's fire protection grade distribution (1,612 Grade A, 8,571 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Braintree's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1693 to present, require local market knowledge for accurate comparable selection and valuation. NEP assembles building characteristics, environmental exposure, and condition signals into a single property profile.
Real estate solutionsLending & Title
Collateral assessment requires flood zone verification, environmental screening, and ownership chain validation. 3% of Braintree properties are in SFHAs where flood insurance is a federal lending requirement. NEP provides property-level compliance data from public records.
Lending solutionsInspection & Property Services
29,540 permits across 54% of properties means most Braintree inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Braintree property intelligence.
13,491 Braintree properties — each with risk profiles, building data, permit history, and ownership analysis from 140+ sources. Open any property and see the full picture.
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