28 of 121 homes in a FEMA flood zone (1% annual chance)
2 of 121 homes in the moderate 0.2% flood zone
7 of 121 homes within 300 ft of the 1% flood zone
34 of 121 homes in a hurricane storm-surge area
28 of 121 homes projected to see coastal flooding by 2050
33 of 121 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 Union St
Easy walk (≤15 min) Under 2 mi Fartherbar = 0 to 3 mi
Elementary schools
Archie T. Morrison School0.5 mi10 min walk
Hollis School0.6 mi11 min walk
Donald Ross School0.7 mi13 min walk
Mary E. Flaherty School1.4 mi
Liberty School1.7 mi
Highlands on Peach Elementary1.9 mi
Middle schools
East Middle School0.3 mi5 min walk
South Middle School1.8 mi
High school
Braintree High School1.5 mi
Parks & playgrounds
Davis Park0.1 mi3 min walk
Pond Meadow Park0.4 mi7 min walk
Adams Playground0.4 mi7 min walk
Straight-line distance from the closest home on Union St; 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 Union St to Braintree landmarks
Easy walk (≤15 min) Under 2 mi Fartherbar = 0 to 3 mi
Braintree T station (Red Line + commuter rail)0.5 mi11 min walk
Weymouth Landing / East Braintree station (commuter rail)0.6 mi12 min walk
Braintree Town Hall0.7 mi14 min walk
Thayer Public Library0.7 mi14 min walk
Weymouth Landing0.8 mi17 min walk
Pond Meadow Park1.1 mi21 min walk
Sunset Lake1.2 mi24 min walk
Five Corners1.4 mi
Quincy Adams T station (Red Line)1.6 mi
South Shore Plaza1.6 mi
Straight-line distance from the closest home on Union St. 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 (122 sales).
Market activity55/100
About typical for Braintree
How often homes within half a mile sold over the last 5 years (310 sales, 2,348 homes).
Within half a mile, last 2 years
Days from listing to accepted offer
7 (Braintree 8)
Sale price vs asking price
101.3% (Braintree 100%)
Sold over asking
57% (Braintree 47%)
Sales per 100 homes a year
2.6 (Braintree 2.7)
How long owners on Union St stay
median 12 years since the last deed; 31% 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
$265 (78)
$267 (444)
2017
$285 (88)
$287 (448)
2018
$293 (89)
$296 (436)
2019
$284 (88)
$304 (428)
2020
$309 (90)
$319 (444)
2021
$357 (87)
$348 (467)
2022
$356 (72)
$365 (351)
2023
$379 (49)
$379 (279)
2024
$391 (63)
$400 (311)
2025
$431 (55)
$410 (301)
2026
$412 (56)
$420 (259)
MLS sales on Union St, 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 Union St; days to offer are from listing to accepted offer. Owner tenure is from the assessor's last recorded deed of any kind.
Questions about Union St
How fast do homes sell around Union St?
Over the last two years, homes within half a mile of Union St went under agreement in a median 7 days (Braintree: 8) and sold for a median 101.3% of asking (Braintree: 100%), across 122 MLS sales. That puts its market speed at 82 out of 100 against every street in town, where 50 is typical.
Is Union St in a flood zone?
28 of 121 homes on Union St are in FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone and 2 more in the 0.2% (moderate) zone. Each home's page shows its own zone.
What schools are closest to Union St?
From the closest home on Union St: Archie T. Morrison School (about 0.5 miles) and Hollis School (about 0.6 miles); the closest middle school is East Middle School (about 0.3 miles). Straight-line distances, not school assignments: Braintree assigns schools by address.
How far is Union St from the T?
Braintree T station (Red Line + commuter rail) is about 0.5 miles from the closest home on Union St, 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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