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Braintree Town, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Braintree Town is a Census city of 38,899 people across 13.76 square miles of land, in Norfolk County. Median household income is $122,214, 77.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 71 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $23.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Braintree Town
What Braintree Town is
- Census place typecity
- Land area13.76 sq mi
- Water area0.8 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,826
- County holding the largest share of its areaNorfolk County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Braintree Town
How many people live in Braintree Town
- Population38,899
- Median age41.3
- Population under 187,995
- Share under 1820.6 percent
- Population 65 and over6,854
- Share 65 and over17.6 percent
- Households14,432
- Family households9,760
- Share of households that are families67.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Braintree Town
Income and work in Braintree Town
- Median household income$122,214
- Per capita income$57,790
- Civilian labor force22,271
- Employed21,382
- Unemployed889 plus or minus 220
- Unemployment rate4.0 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over27,799
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher47.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Braintree Town
Housing in Braintree Town
- Housing units15,163
- Occupied units14,432
- Vacant units731 plus or minus 246
- Vacancy rate4.8 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Owner occupied11,199
- Renter occupied3,233
- Ownership rate77.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$656,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,024
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.9 percent
- Single family units10,442
- Share single family68.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,721
- Share in buildings of two or more31.1 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Braintree Town gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute17,083
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,322
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more9,100
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more53.3 percent
- Drove alone62.0 percent
- Carpooled7.5 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Public transport8.7 percent
- Walked2.5 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home18.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Braintree Town
SBA loans in Braintree Town (7(a))
- Approvals71
- Gross approval$23,298,300
- Average approval$328,145
- Median approval$175,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$680,000
- Largest approval$3,350,000
- Jobs supported576
- Jobs per approval8.1
- Loans with a final outcome14
- Paid in full12
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more1.4 percent
- Share to franchises4.2 percent
- Distinct lenders27
- Distinct industries by NAICS50
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Braintree Town, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 14 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Braintree Town
SBA loans in Braintree Town (504)
- Approvals18
- Gross approval$17,288,000
- Average approval$960,444
- Median approval$784,000
- Largest approval$3,119,000
- Jobs supported304
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Braintree Town, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Braintree Town
Flood risk in Braintree Town
- NFIP communityTown of Braintree
- NFIP community number250233
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date07/08/25
The Town of Braintree participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 250233 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Norfolk County, not Braintree Town
Norfolk County context, not Braintree Town figures
- Establishments in Norfolk County20,745
- Covered employment, Norfolk County346,327
- Average annual pay, Norfolk County$84,497
- Housing units permitted, Norfolk County1,224
Every figure in this section is published for Norfolk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Braintree Town.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Braintree Town questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Braintree Town, Massachusetts?
38,899, in 14,432 households. Braintree Town city covers 13.76 square miles of land, which is 2,826 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Braintree Town in?
Norfolk County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Braintree Town?
$122,214. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $656,800. Median gross rent is $2,024 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Braintree Town businesses?
71 7(a) approvals totaling $23.3 m since FY2020, across 27 lenders, median approval $175,000, plus 18 504 approvals worth $17.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Braintree Town, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Braintree Town borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Braintree Town. Only 14 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Braintree Town in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Braintree Town appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Braintree, town of, community 250233, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Braintree Town figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Norfolk County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Braintree Town.
Is zoning published for Braintree Town?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.