Cape Homes For Sale Braintree MA
Braintree has about 1,524 capes — 17% of the town’s single-family houses, by the FY2025 assessor’s records. The most common decade for them is the 1940s (677 houses), the median one was built in 1948, and it has about 1,644 sq ft of living space on 0.19 acres. In the last 12 months 51 capes sold through the MLS at a median of $721,000 ($437 per sq ft), against $750,000 for all Braintree single-family houses.
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Braintree capes: the housing stock and recent sales
Nov 1, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026 · updated Nov 1, 2026
When Braintree’s capes were built
| Decade | Capes standing today |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 8 |
| 1920s | 38 |
| 1930s | 119 |
| 1940s | 677 |
| 1950s | 487 |
| 1960s | 81 |
| 1970s | 25 |
| 1980s | 33 |
| 1990s | 21 |
| 2000s | 12 |
| 2010s | 6 |
Decades with fewer than 5 houses are not listed.
Source: Braintree assessor records (FY2025, via MassGIS Level 3 parcels). MLS PIN closed sales via Bridge, Braintree only, Nov 1, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026. Medians, not averages. Sales where Justin Rollo or his team was an agent are left out. Based on information provided to and compiled by MLS Property Information Network, Inc. covering the period Nov 1, 2025 through Oct 30, 2026. Style for sales is the listing agent’s MLS style.
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Questions & answers
How many capes are there in Braintree?
The FY2025 assessor’s records list 1,524 single-family houses in the cape / split cape styles, out of 9,102 single-family houses in town.
How old are Braintree’s capes?
The median cape was built in 1948. The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 677 still standing from it.
What do capes sell for in Braintree?
51 sold in the last 12 months at a median of $721,000, about $437 per square foot. Median market time was 18 days and 67% sold above asking.
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