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City in Massachusetts, United States
1625Established
101,636Population
26.9 sq miArea
30 ftElevation

Quincy (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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ZIP code02169, 02170, 02171
Area code617, 857
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Housing in Quincy

$680K▲ 1.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

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

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market20
Sale-to-list101.8%
Sold in May55
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C+

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%.

Violent crime per 1,000
Quincy 3
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Quincy 11.9
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
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B−

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.

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