4 of 26 homes in a FEMA flood zone (1% annual chance)
15 of 26 homes within 300 ft of the 1% flood zone
7 of 26 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 Shepard Rd
Easy walk (≤15 min) Under 2 mi Fartherbar = 0 to 3 mi
Elementary schools
Highlands on Peach Elementary0.9 mi17 min walk
Liberty School0.9 mi18 min walk
Hollis School1.3 mi
Mary E. Flaherty School1.7 mi
Archie T. Morrison School1.7 mi
Donald Ross School2.4 mi
Middle schools
South Middle School0.8 mi16 min walk
East Middle School1.9 mi
High school
Braintree High School0.8 mi16 min walk
Parks & playgrounds
Dyer Hill Playgroundnext door
French's Common0.5 mi11 min walk
Braintree High School Athletic Fields0.6 mi12 min walk
Straight-line distance from the closest home on Shepard 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 Shepard Rd to Braintree landmarks
Easy walk (≤15 min) Under 2 mi Fartherbar = 0 to 3 mi
Sunset Lake0.5 mi10 min walk
Thayer Public Library0.6 mi12 min walk
Braintree Town Hall0.7 mi14 min walk
Braintree T station (Red Line + commuter rail)0.8 mi16 min walk
Five Corners1.2 mi24 min walk
Pond Meadow Park1.4 mi
South Shore Plaza1.8 mi
Quincy Adams T station (Red Line)2.5 mi
Weymouth Landing / East Braintree station (commuter rail)2.7 mi
Weymouth Landing3.0 mi
Straight-line distance from the closest home on Shepard 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 (34 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 (74 sales, 613 homes).
Within half a mile, last 2 years
Days from listing to accepted offer
13 (Braintree 8)
Sale price vs asking price
100% (Braintree 100%)
Sold over asking
41% (Braintree 47%)
Sales per 100 homes a year
2.4 (Braintree 2.7)
How long owners on Shepard Rd stay
median 13 years since the last deed; 35% 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 (15)
$267 (444)
2017
$267 (16)
$287 (448)
2018
$249 (13)
$296 (436)
2019
$279 (21)
$304 (428)
2020
$293 (18)
$319 (444)
2021
$344 (20)
$348 (467)
2022
$379 (14)
$365 (351)
2023
$353 (13)
$379 (279)
2024
$381 (15)
$400 (311)
2025
$409 (17)
$410 (301)
2026
$454 (14)
$420 (259)
MLS sales on Shepard 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 Shepard 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 Shepard Rd
How fast do homes sell around Shepard Rd?
Over the last two years, homes within half a mile of Shepard Rd went under agreement in a median 13 days (Braintree: 8) and sold for a median 100% of asking (Braintree: 100%), across 34 MLS sales. That puts its market speed at 21 out of 100 against every street in town, where 50 is typical.
Is Shepard Rd in a flood zone?
4 of 26 homes on Shepard Rd are in FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone. Each home's page shows its own zone.
What schools are closest to Shepard Rd?
From the closest home on Shepard Rd: Highlands on Peach Elementary (about 0.9 miles) and Liberty School (about 0.9 miles); the closest middle school is South Middle School (about 0.8 miles). Straight-line distances, not school assignments: Braintree assigns schools by address.
How far is Shepard Rd from the T?
Braintree T station (Red Line + commuter rail) is about 0.8 miles from the closest home on Shepard 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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