1 of 15 homes in a FEMA flood zone (1% annual chance)
5 of 15 homes within 300 ft of the 1% flood zone
1 of 15 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 Solar Ave
Easy walk (≤15 min) Under 2 mi Fartherbar = 0 to 3 mi
Elementary schools
Highlands on Peach Elementary1.4 mi
Liberty School1.6 mi
Hollis School1.6 mi
Mary E. Flaherty School1.6 mi
Archie T. Morrison School2.3 mi
Donald Ross School2.8 mi
Middle schools
South Middle School1.4 mi
East Middle School2.3 mi
High school
Braintree High School0.5 mi9 min walk
Parks & playgrounds
Hollingsworth Playground250 ft2 min walk
Braintree High School Athletic Fields0.4 mi8 min walk
Dyer Hill Playground0.7 mi13 min walk
Straight-line distance from the closest home on Solar 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 Solar Ave to Braintree landmarks
Easy walk (≤15 min) Under 2 mi Fartherbar = 0 to 3 mi
Sunset Lake0.6 mi11 min walk
Five Corners1.0 mi20 min walk
Thayer Public Library1.0 mi21 min walk
Braintree Town Hall1.1 mi21 min walk
Braintree T station (Red Line + commuter rail)1.2 mi24 min walk
South Shore Plaza1.6 mi
Pond Meadow Park2.1 mi
Quincy Adams T station (Red Line)2.6 mi
Weymouth Landing / East Braintree station (commuter rail)3.2 mi
Weymouth Landing3.5 mi
Straight-line distance from the closest home on Solar Ave. Walking and driving routes are longer.
The market around Solar Ave
Market speed42/100
About typical for Braintree
How fast homes within half a mile went under agreement, and how close to asking, over the last 2 years (50 sales).
Market activity96/100
Homes change hands more often than almost anywhere in Braintree
How often homes within half a mile sold over the last 5 years (133 sales, 838 homes).
Within half a mile, last 2 years
Days from listing to accepted offer
11 (Braintree 8)
Sale price vs asking price
100.1% (Braintree 100%)
Sold over asking
50% (Braintree 47%)
Sales per 100 homes a year
3.2 (Braintree 2.7)
How long owners on Solar Ave 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
$276 (30)
$287 (448)
2018
$277 (36)
$296 (436)
2019
$286 (26)
$304 (428)
2020
$292 (38)
$319 (444)
2021
$317 (29)
$348 (467)
2022
$351 (29)
$365 (351)
2023
$330 (26)
$379 (279)
2024
$340 (27)
$400 (311)
2025
$382 (24)
$410 (301)
2026
$411 (19)
$420 (259)
MLS sales on Solar 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 Solar 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 Solar Ave
How fast do homes sell around Solar Ave?
Over the last two years, homes within half a mile of Solar Ave went under agreement in a median 11 days (Braintree: 8) and sold for a median 100.1% of asking (Braintree: 100%), across 50 MLS sales. That puts its market speed at 42 out of 100 against every street in town, where 50 is typical.
Is Solar Ave in a flood zone?
1 of 15 homes on Solar Ave are in FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone. Each home's page shows its own zone.
What schools are closest to Solar Ave?
From the closest home on Solar Ave: Highlands on Peach Elementary (about 1.4 miles) and Liberty School (about 1.6 miles); the closest middle school is South Middle School (about 1.4 miles). Straight-line distances, not school assignments: Braintree assigns schools by address.
How far is Solar Ave from the T?
Braintree T station (Red Line + commuter rail) is about 1.2 miles from the closest home on Solar 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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