Census place 2507740

Braintree Town

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Braintree Town city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Braintree Town.

According to the 2025 estimate, Braintree Town has a population of 38,957 and 2,831 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 58 covered Massachusetts places are: median household income is $122,214, above the comparison median of $87,361; median home value is $656,800, above the comparison median of $498,050; and median gross rent is $2,024, above the comparison median of $1,677. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median household income
$122,214
Above the comparison median of $87,361
median home value
$656,800
Above the comparison median of $498,050
median gross rent
$2,024
Above the comparison median of $1,677

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Braintree Town's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
38,957
2025 estimate
Annual change
+0.3%
Population estimate
Density
2,831/sq mi
13.8 sq mi land area
Median age
41.3 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$122,214
Median home value
$656,800
Median gross rent
$2,024
Bachelor’s degree or higher
47.5%
Typical commute
32.7 min
Drive-alone commute
62%
Public transit commute
8.7%
Walked to work
2.5%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
22.4%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
52.8%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
67%
Unemployed residents 16+
2.8%
Working from home
18.2%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
95.4%
Homes built 2020+
0.3%
Households without a vehicle
7.2%
Households with children
33.9%
Residents with a disability
9.8%
Residents without insurance
1.6%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Norfolk County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
21
Severe Storm declarations
7
Snowstorm declarations
7
Hurricane declarations
6

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: BLUE HILL LCD (6 mi from place center)
Average high
58.4°F
Average low
41°F
Annual rainfall
53.3"
Annual snowfall
69.3"

Month by month

A year in Braintree Town.

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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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