None of the 31 homes on Congress St is in a mapped flood zone, storm-surge area or wetland buffer, and all are inside the public-sewer area.
Each home's page lists its own findings. Mapped from FEMA, MassDEP, NHESP and MEMA via MassGIS. Not a flood determination.
Schools & parks near Congress St
Easy walk (≤15 min) Under 2 mi Fartherbar = 0 to 3 mi
Elementary schools
Archie T. Morrison School0.7 mi14 min walk
Liberty School0.9 mi17 min walk
Hollis School1.1 mi23 min walk
Highlands on Peach Elementary1.1 mi23 min walk
Donald Ross School1.8 mi
Mary E. Flaherty School2.0 mi
Middle schools
South Middle School1.0 mi20 min walk
East Middle School1.2 mi24 min walk
High school
Braintree High School1.5 mi
Parks & playgrounds
Mattulina Playgroundnext door
Pond Meadow Park0.2 mi4 min walk
Morrison Elementary School Playground0.7 mi13 min walk
Straight-line distance from the closest home on Congress 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 Congress St to Braintree landmarks
Easy walk (≤15 min) Under 2 mi Fartherbar = 0 to 3 mi
Pond Meadow Park0.5 mi9 min walk
Braintree T station (Red Line + commuter rail)0.7 mi14 min walk
Thayer Public Library0.7 mi15 min walk
Braintree Town Hall0.8 mi16 min walk
Sunset Lake1.1 mi22 min walk
Five Corners1.6 mi
Weymouth Landing / East Braintree station (commuter rail)1.7 mi
Weymouth Landing2.0 mi
South Shore Plaza2.1 mi
Quincy Adams T station (Red Line)2.3 mi
Straight-line distance from the closest home on Congress St. Walking and driving routes are longer.
How fast homes within half a mile went under agreement, and how close to asking, over the last 2 years (60 sales).
Market activity79/100
Homes change hands more often than most of Braintree
How often homes within half a mile sold over the last 5 years (152 sales, 1,071 homes).
Within half a mile, last 2 years
Days from listing to accepted offer
8 (Braintree 8)
Sale price vs asking price
100% (Braintree 100%)
Sold over asking
45% (Braintree 47%)
Sales per 100 homes a year
2.8 (Braintree 2.7)
How long owners on Congress St stay
median 9 years since the last deed; 29% unsold 20+ years
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
$314 (49)
$267 (444)
2017
$324 (52)
$287 (448)
2018
$328 (49)
$296 (436)
2019
$311 (47)
$304 (428)
2020
$334 (49)
$319 (444)
2021
$361 (44)
$348 (467)
2022
$374 (34)
$365 (351)
2023
$378 (35)
$379 (279)
2024
$423 (26)
$400 (311)
2025
$426 (25)
$410 (301)
2026
$436 (30)
$420 (259)
MLS sales on Congress St, by year
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 Congress 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 Congress St
How fast do homes sell around Congress St?
Over the last two years, homes within half a mile of Congress St went under agreement in a median 8 days (Braintree: 8) and sold for a median 100% of asking (Braintree: 100%), across 60 MLS sales. That puts its market speed at 46 out of 100 against every street in town, where 50 is typical.
Is Congress St in a flood zone?
None of the 31 homes on Congress St is in a mapped FEMA flood zone.
What schools are closest to Congress St?
From the closest home on Congress St: Archie T. Morrison School (about 0.7 miles) and Liberty School (about 0.9 miles); the closest middle school is South Middle School (about 1.0 miles). Straight-line distances, not school assignments: Braintree assigns schools by address.
How far is Congress St from the T?
Braintree T station (Red Line + commuter rail) is about 0.7 miles from the closest home on Congress 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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