1 of 19 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 Water St
Easy walk (≤15 min) Under 2 mi Fartherbar = 0 to 3 mi
Elementary schools
Highlands on Peach Elementary1.0 mi19 min walk
Liberty School1.3 mi
Archie T. Morrison School3.1 mi
Hollis School3.1 mi
Mary E. Flaherty School3.5 mi
Donald Ross School4.1 mi
Middle schools
South Middle School1.1 mi22 min walk
East Middle School3.5 mi
High school
Braintree High School2.4 mi
Parks & playgrounds
Highlands Elementary School Playground0.5 mi9 min walk
Sumner Playground1.2 mi23 min walk
Liberty Elementary School Playground1.3 mi
Straight-line distance from the closest home on Water 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 Water St to Braintree landmarks
Easy walk (≤15 min) Under 2 mi Fartherbar = 0 to 3 mi
Sunset Lake2.3 mi
Pond Meadow Park2.3 mi
Thayer Public Library2.4 mi
Braintree Town Hall2.5 mi
Braintree T station (Red Line + commuter rail)2.5 mi
Five Corners2.9 mi
South Shore Plaza3.5 mi
Weymouth Landing / East Braintree station (commuter rail)4.0 mi
Weymouth Landing4.3 mi
Quincy Adams T station (Red Line)4.3 mi
Straight-line distance from the closest home on Water St. Walking and driving routes are longer.
The market around Water St
Market speed46/100
About typical for Braintree
How fast homes within half a mile went under agreement, and how close to asking, over the last 2 years (26 sales).
Market activity16/100
Homes here rarely change hands
How often homes within half a mile sold over the last 5 years (81 sales, 694 homes).
Within half a mile, last 2 years
Days from listing to accepted offer
8 (Braintree 8)
Sale price vs asking price
100% (Braintree 100%)
Sold over asking
42% (Braintree 47%)
Sales per 100 homes a year
2.3 (Braintree 2.7)
How long owners on Water St stay
median 12 years since the last deed; 26% 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
$259 (21)
$267 (444)
2017
$273 (23)
$287 (448)
2018
$286 (23)
$296 (436)
2019
$268 (19)
$304 (428)
2020
$318 (20)
$319 (444)
2021
$312 (26)
$348 (467)
2022
$341 (25)
$365 (351)
2023
$403 (13)
$379 (279)
2024
$372 (17)
$400 (311)
2025
$404 (9)
$410 (301)
2026
$351 (14)
$420 (259)
MLS sales on Water 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 Water 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 Water St
How fast do homes sell around Water St?
Over the last two years, homes within half a mile of Water St went under agreement in a median 8 days (Braintree: 8) and sold for a median 100% of asking (Braintree: 100%), across 26 MLS sales. That puts its market speed at 46 out of 100 against every street in town, where 50 is typical.
Is Water St in a flood zone?
None of the 19 homes on Water St is in a mapped FEMA flood zone.
What schools are closest to Water St?
From the closest home on Water St: Highlands on Peach Elementary (about 1.0 miles) and Liberty School (about 1.3 miles); the closest middle school is South Middle School (about 1.1 miles). Straight-line distances, not school assignments: Braintree assigns schools by address.
How far is Water St from the T?
Braintree T station (Red Line + commuter rail) is about 2.5 miles from the closest home on Water 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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