Quincy
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About Quincy
City in Massachusetts, United StatesQuincy (English pronunciation: /ˈkwɪn.zi/ ) is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the largest city in the county. Quincy is part of the Greater Boston area as one of Boston's immediate southern suburbs. Its population in 2020 was 101,636, making it the seventh-largest city in the state. Known as the "City of Presidents", Quincy is the birthplace of two U.S. presidents—John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams—as well as John Hancock, the first signer of the Declaration of Independence and the first and third governor of Massachusetts. First settled in 1625, Quincy was briefly part of Dorchester before becoming the North Precinct of Braintree in 1640. In 1792, Quinc…
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How Quincy ranks
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Housing in Quincy
The typical Quincy home is worth about $680,000, up 1.8% in a year, close to the Massachusetts typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Quincy
Safety Grade C+
Quincy reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 63% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 78%.
Schools in Quincy
All Quincy schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Quincy’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 50% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MA. Ratings are from neighbors.
Where Quincy is
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