2 of 6 homes within 100 ft of a mapped wetland or open water
Each home's page lists its own findings. Mapped from FEMA, MassDEP, NHESP and MEMA via MassGIS. Not a flood determination.
Schools & parks near Gale Ave
Easy walk (≤15 min) Under 2 mi Fartherbar = 0 to 3 mi
Elementary schools
Mary E. Flaherty School0.3 mi5 min walk
Hollis School0.7 mi13 min walk
Donald Ross School1.7 mi
Archie T. Morrison School1.9 mi
Liberty School2.4 mi
Highlands on Peach Elementary2.5 mi
Middle schools
East Middle School1.4 mi
South Middle School2.3 mi
High school
Braintree High School0.9 mi18 min walk
Parks & playgrounds
Flaherty Elementary School Playground0.2 mi4 min walk
Hollis Field0.6 mi12 min walk
Braintree High School Athletic Fields0.6 mi13 min walk
Straight-line distance from the closest home on Gale Ave; 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 Gale Ave to Braintree landmarks
Easy walk (≤15 min) Under 2 mi Fartherbar = 0 to 3 mi
Five Corners0.4 mi8 min walk
South Shore Plaza0.4 mi8 min walk
Braintree Town Hall0.9 mi18 min walk
Braintree T station (Red Line + commuter rail)1.0 mi19 min walk
Sunset Lake1.0 mi19 min walk
Thayer Public Library1.0 mi19 min walk
Quincy Adams T station (Red Line)1.2 mi23 min walk
Pond Meadow Park2.2 mi
Weymouth Landing / East Braintree station (commuter rail)2.5 mi
Weymouth Landing2.7 mi
Straight-line distance from the closest home on Gale Ave. Walking and driving routes are longer.
The market around Gale Ave
Market speed46/100
About typical for Braintree
How fast homes within half a mile went under agreement, and how close to asking, over the last 2 years (43 sales).
Market activity28/100
Homes change hands less often than most of Braintree
How often homes within half a mile sold over the last 5 years (110 sales, 902 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
47% (Braintree 47%)
Sales per 100 homes a year
2.4 (Braintree 2.7)
How long owners on Gale Ave stay
median 20 years since the last deed; 50% 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
$266 (29)
$267 (444)
2017
$282 (35)
$287 (448)
2018
$303 (36)
$296 (436)
2019
$314 (25)
$304 (428)
2020
$313 (23)
$319 (444)
2021
$364 (21)
$348 (467)
2022
$369 (28)
$365 (351)
2023
$403 (12)
$379 (279)
2024
$412 (23)
$400 (311)
2025
$433 (25)
$410 (301)
2026
$496 (17)
$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 Gale Ave; days to offer are from listing to accepted offer. Owner tenure is from the assessor's last recorded deed of any kind.
Questions about Gale Ave
How fast do homes sell around Gale Ave?
Over the last two years, homes within half a mile of Gale Ave went under agreement in a median 8 days (Braintree: 8) and sold for a median 100% of asking (Braintree: 100%), across 43 MLS sales. That puts its market speed at 46 out of 100 against every street in town, where 50 is typical.
Is Gale Ave in a flood zone?
None of the 6 homes on Gale Ave is in a mapped FEMA flood zone.
What schools are closest to Gale Ave?
From the closest home on Gale Ave: Mary E. Flaherty School (about 0.3 miles) and Hollis School (about 0.7 miles); the closest middle school is East Middle School (about 1.4 miles). Straight-line distances, not school assignments: Braintree assigns schools by address.
How far is Gale Ave from the T?
Braintree T station (Red Line + commuter rail) is about 1.0 miles from the closest home on Gale Ave, 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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