Each home's page lists its own findings. Mapped from FEMA, MassDEP, NHESP and MEMA via MassGIS. Not a flood determination.
Schools & parks near Merritt Ave
Easy walk (≤15 min) Under 2 mi Fartherbar = 0 to 3 mi
Elementary schools
Hollis School0.3 mi7 min walk
Donald Ross School0.9 mi17 min walk
Archie T. Morrison School0.9 mi19 min walk
Mary E. Flaherty School1.1 mi22 min walk
Liberty School2.1 mi
Highlands on Peach Elementary2.3 mi
Middle schools
East Middle School0.4 mi7 min walk
South Middle School2.2 mi
High school
Braintree High School1.5 mi
Parks & playgrounds
Hollis Field0.2 mi5 min walk
Daily Soccer Field0.4 mi9 min walk
Adams Playground0.6 mi12 min walk
Straight-line distance from the closest home on Merritt 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 Merritt Ave to Braintree landmarks
Easy walk (≤15 min) Under 2 mi Fartherbar = 0 to 3 mi
Braintree T station (Red Line + commuter rail)0.7 mi15 min walk
Braintree Town Hall0.8 mi17 min walk
Thayer Public Library0.9 mi18 min walk
Quincy Adams T station (Red Line)1.2 mi24 min walk
Five Corners1.2 mi25 min walk
Sunset Lake1.3 mi
South Shore Plaza1.4 mi
Weymouth Landing / East Braintree station (commuter rail)1.4 mi
Pond Meadow Park1.5 mi
Weymouth Landing1.7 mi
Straight-line distance from the closest home on Merritt Ave. 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 (53 sales).
Market activity41/100
About typical for Braintree
How often homes within half a mile sold over the last 5 years (138 sales, 1,093 homes).
Within half a mile, last 2 years
Days from listing to accepted offer
7 (Braintree 8)
Sale price vs asking price
100.3% (Braintree 100%)
Sold over asking
53% (Braintree 47%)
Sales per 100 homes a year
2.5 (Braintree 2.7)
How long owners on Merritt Ave stay
median 10 years since the last deed; 33% 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
$272 (38)
$267 (444)
2017
$298 (44)
$287 (448)
2018
$283 (39)
$296 (436)
2019
$272 (36)
$304 (428)
2020
$316 (42)
$319 (444)
2021
$350 (42)
$348 (467)
2022
$340 (32)
$365 (351)
2023
$349 (23)
$379 (279)
2024
$398 (30)
$400 (311)
2025
$396 (22)
$410 (301)
2026
$401 (24)
$420 (259)
MLS sales on Merritt Ave, 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 Merritt 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 Merritt Ave
How fast do homes sell around Merritt Ave?
Over the last two years, homes within half a mile of Merritt Ave went under agreement in a median 7 days (Braintree: 8) and sold for a median 100.3% of asking (Braintree: 100%), across 53 MLS sales. That puts its market speed at 78 out of 100 against every street in town, where 50 is typical.
Is Merritt Ave in a flood zone?
0 of 18 homes on Merritt Ave are in FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone and 1 more in the 0.2% (moderate) zone. Each home's page shows its own zone.
What schools are closest to Merritt Ave?
From the closest home on Merritt Ave: Hollis School (about 0.3 miles) and Donald Ross School (about 0.9 miles); the closest middle school is East Middle School (about 0.4 miles). Straight-line distances, not school assignments: Braintree assigns schools by address.
How far is Merritt Ave from the T?
Braintree T station (Red Line + commuter rail) is about 0.7 miles from the closest home on Merritt 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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