Each home's page lists its own findings. Mapped from FEMA, MassDEP, NHESP and MEMA via MassGIS. Not a flood determination.
Schools & parks near Canal St
Easy walk (≤15 min) Under 2 mi Fartherbar = 0 to 3 mi
Elementary schools
Hollis School1.2 mi24 min walk
Mary E. Flaherty School1.4 mi
Highlands on Peach Elementary1.4 mi
Liberty School1.5 mi
Archie T. Morrison School1.9 mi
Donald Ross School2.4 mi
Middle schools
South Middle School1.3 mi
East Middle School1.9 mi
High school
Braintree High School0.3 mi7 min walk
Parks & playgrounds
Braintree High School Athletic Fields0.2 mi4 min walk
Hollingsworth Playground0.5 mi9 min walk
French's Common0.5 mi9 min walk
Straight-line distance from the closest home on Canal St; parks are measured to their nearest edge. Every Braintree public school is listed, nearest first; distance is not the assigned school: Braintree assigns schools by address, so check with Braintree Public Schools. School and park locations from MassGIS.
Distance from Canal St to Braintree landmarks
Easy walk (≤15 min) Under 2 mi Fartherbar = 0 to 3 mi
Sunset Lake0.2 mi3 min walk
Thayer Public Library0.6 mi13 min walk
Braintree Town Hall0.7 mi13 min walk
Five Corners0.8 mi16 min walk
Braintree T station (Red Line + commuter rail)0.8 mi16 min walk
South Shore Plaza1.4 mi
Pond Meadow Park1.8 mi
Quincy Adams T station (Red Line)2.3 mi
Weymouth Landing / East Braintree station (commuter rail)2.8 mi
Weymouth Landing3.1 mi
Straight-line distance from the closest home on Canal St. Walking and driving routes are longer.
The market around Canal St
Market speed27/100
Sells a bit slower than most of Braintree
How fast homes within half a mile went under agreement, and how close to asking, over the last 2 years (43 sales).
Market activity55/100
About typical for Braintree
How often homes within half a mile sold over the last 5 years (108 sales, 827 homes).
Within half a mile, last 2 years
Days from listing to accepted offer
11 (Braintree 8)
Sale price vs asking price
100% (Braintree 100%)
Sold over asking
42% (Braintree 47%)
Sales per 100 homes a year
2.6 (Braintree 2.7)
Median sale price per square foot, by year
Within half a mileAll of Braintree
Show as a table
Year
Within half a mile
Braintree
2016
$263 (24)
$267 (444)
2017
$261 (27)
$287 (448)
2018
$262 (25)
$296 (436)
2019
$256 (26)
$304 (428)
2020
$277 (30)
$319 (444)
2021
$319 (27)
$348 (467)
2022
$335 (19)
$365 (351)
2023
$318 (22)
$379 (279)
2024
$340 (26)
$400 (311)
2025
$394 (20)
$410 (301)
2026
$442 (15)
$420 (259)
Scores run 1–100 against every street in Braintree (50 is typical) and measure how the market behaves, not the homes or the street. From MLS PIN closed sales since 2016 within half a mile of any home on Canal St; days to offer are from listing to accepted offer. Owner tenure is from the assessor's last recorded deed of any kind.
Questions about Canal St
How fast do homes sell around Canal St?
Over the last two years, homes within half a mile of Canal St went under agreement in a median 11 days (Braintree: 8) and sold for a median 100% of asking (Braintree: 100%), across 43 MLS sales. That puts its market speed at 27 out of 100 against every street in town, where 50 is typical.
Is Canal St in a flood zone?
None of the 2 homes on Canal St is in a mapped FEMA flood zone.
What schools are closest to Canal St?
From the closest home on Canal St: Hollis School (about 1.2 miles) and Mary E. Flaherty School (about 1.4 miles); the closest middle school is South Middle School (about 1.3 miles). Straight-line distances, not school assignments: Braintree assigns schools by address.
How far is Canal St from the T?
Braintree T station (Red Line + commuter rail) is about 0.8 miles from the closest home on Canal St, in a straight line.
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Home facts and recorded sales: Braintree Assessor via MassGIS. Expired and withdrawn listings are never shown.
Justin Rollo — Broker Associate, Signal Real Estate · MA Lic. #9534264
Justin Rollo is a Broker Associate with Signal Real Estate (MA Lic. #9534264) and a lifelong Massachusetts resident. Over 14 years and hundreds of transactions, he has worked homes across Braintree and the South Shore full-time. Away from real estate, Justin is a proud dad, youth coach and local school-committee member — and a former professional poker player who still loves golf and following local sports.
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