Colonial Homes For Sale Braintree MA
Braintree has about 2,454 colonials — 27% of the town’s single-family houses, by the FY2025 assessor’s records. The most common decade for them is the 1950s (415 houses), the median one was built in 1956, and it has about 2,318 sq ft of living space on 0.29 acres. In the last 12 months 94 colonials sold through the MLS at a median of $854,000 ($395 per sq ft), against $750,000 for all Braintree single-family houses.
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Braintree colonials: the housing stock and recent sales
Nov 1, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026 · updated Nov 1, 2026
When Braintree’s colonials were built
| Decade | Colonials standing today |
|---|---|
| 1870s | 6 |
| 1890s | 13 |
| 1900s | 54 |
| 1910s | 95 |
| 1920s | 239 |
| 1930s | 172 |
| 1940s | 292 |
| 1950s | 415 |
| 1960s | 340 |
| 1970s | 197 |
| 1980s | 119 |
| 1990s | 166 |
| 2000s | 153 |
| 2010s | 136 |
| 2020s | 43 |
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 colonials are there in Braintree?
The FY2025 assessor’s records list 2,454 single-family houses in the colonial style, out of 9,102 single-family houses in town.
How old are Braintree’s colonials?
The median colonial was built in 1956. The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 415 still standing from it.
What do colonials sell for in Braintree?
94 sold in the last 12 months at a median of $854,000, about $395 per square foot. Median market time was 24 days and 40% sold above asking.
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