4 of 41 homes in a FEMA flood zone (1% annual chance)
3 of 41 homes in the moderate 0.2% flood zone
37 of 41 homes within 300 ft of the 1% flood zone
12 of 41 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 Howie Rd
Easy walk (≤15 min) Under 2 mi Fartherbar = 0 to 3 mi
Elementary schools
Mary E. Flaherty School0.2 mi4 min walk
Hollis School0.6 mi13 min walk
Donald Ross School1.2 mi24 min walk
Archie T. Morrison School1.8 mi
Liberty School2.6 mi
Highlands on Peach Elementary2.7 mi
Middle schools
East Middle School1.1 mi22 min walk
South Middle School2.6 mi
High school
Braintree High School1.2 mi24 min walk
Parks & playgrounds
Flaherty Elementary School Playground0.1 mi3 min walk
Hollis Field0.6 mi11 min walk
Daily Soccer Field0.8 mi17 min walk
Straight-line distance from the closest home on Howie Rd; 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 Howie Rd to Braintree landmarks
Easy walk (≤15 min) Under 2 mi Fartherbar = 0 to 3 mi
South Shore Plaza0.5 mi9 min walk
Quincy Adams T station (Red Line)0.6 mi13 min walk
Five Corners0.7 mi13 min walk
Braintree Town Hall1.1 mi21 min walk
Braintree T station (Red Line + commuter rail)1.1 mi22 min walk
Thayer Public Library1.1 mi23 min walk
Sunset Lake1.2 mi24 min walk
Weymouth Landing / East Braintree station (commuter rail)2.2 mi
Pond Meadow Park2.3 mi
Weymouth Landing2.4 mi
Straight-line distance from the closest home on Howie Rd. 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 (56 sales).
Market activity41/100
About typical for Braintree
How often homes within half a mile sold over the last 5 years (138 sales, 1,115 homes).
Within half a mile, last 2 years
Days from listing to accepted offer
9 (Braintree 8)
Sale price vs asking price
99.8% (Braintree 100%)
Sold over asking
41% (Braintree 47%)
Sales per 100 homes a year
2.5 (Braintree 2.7)
How long owners on Howie Rd stay
median 11 years since the last deed; 27% 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
$268 (34)
$267 (444)
2017
$279 (52)
$287 (448)
2018
$286 (31)
$296 (436)
2019
$343 (42)
$304 (428)
2020
$344 (49)
$319 (444)
2021
$368 (39)
$348 (467)
2022
$357 (32)
$365 (351)
2023
$413 (19)
$379 (279)
2024
$388 (28)
$400 (311)
2025
$407 (31)
$410 (301)
2026
$437 (20)
$420 (259)
MLS sales on Howie Rd, 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 Howie Rd; days to offer are from listing to accepted offer. Owner tenure is from the assessor's last recorded deed of any kind.
Questions about Howie Rd
How fast do homes sell around Howie Rd?
Over the last two years, homes within half a mile of Howie Rd went under agreement in a median 9 days (Braintree: 8) and sold for a median 99.8% of asking (Braintree: 100%), across 56 MLS sales. That puts its market speed at 26 out of 100 against every street in town, where 50 is typical.
Is Howie Rd in a flood zone?
4 of 41 homes on Howie Rd are in FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone and 3 more in the 0.2% (moderate) zone. Each home's page shows its own zone.
What schools are closest to Howie Rd?
From the closest home on Howie Rd: Mary E. Flaherty School (about 0.2 miles) and Hollis School (about 0.6 miles); the closest middle school is East Middle School (about 1.1 miles). Straight-line distances, not school assignments: Braintree assigns schools by address.
How far is Howie Rd from the T?
Quincy Adams T station (Red Line) is about 0.6 miles from the closest home on Howie Rd, 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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