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Braintree Town vs Dummerston vs Quincy
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Braintree Town has the highest household income ($122k).
Dummerston has the most affordable homes ($335k median).
Quincy has the most renters (54.8% rent).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Braintree Town | Dummerston | Quincy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 38,899 |
2,090Lowest |
102,114Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.2 6% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7Highest 17% above U.S. |
38.6±0.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Dummerston and Braintree Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±1.5 U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.5%±1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston and Braintree Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.7%±1.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
50.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.2%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Quincy and Braintree Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $122,214±$10kHighest 51% above U.S. |
$101,696±$21k 26% above U.S. |
$98,882±$5kLowest 22% above U.S. |
| Braintree Town and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $656,800±$14kHighest 97% above U.S. |
$335,300±$22kLowest about the U.S. average |
$618,500±$14k 86% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,024±$195 43% above U.S. |
$1,392±$126Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,118±$59Highest 50% above U.S. |
| Quincy and Braintree Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,436 74% above U.S. |
$4,536Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$6,381Highest 105% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±7.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±3.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Braintree Town and Quincy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
45.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 24% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
35 minHighest 31% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.2%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.2%±1.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Quincy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #84 of 282 in MA | — | #147 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Braintree | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Quincy |
| High school in town | Braintree High | None in town | North Quincy High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.7Highest |
— | 15.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.