Braintree Town Hall -1 John F. Kennedy Memorial Drive -Braintree , MA 02184 -Telephone 781.794.8000

Town of Braintree - General Information


The Town of Braintree is a suburban community with a strong residential character located ten miles south of Boston. Incorporated in 1640, Braintree has a rich history and a promising future. The town is ideally situated at the crossroads of Route I-93 (128) and Route 3 for easy access to the Greater Boston area and Cape Cod as well as having excellent public transportation to Boston and Logan International Airport. The community has a good mix of established neighborhoods, small clusters of new homes and several condominium complexes. There is a strong business base which includes one of the largest regional shopping centers in the northeast; The South Shore Plaza.

Attractive office and industrial parks are located in the town as well, because of its ideal location. Braintree has a rich history. Old Braintree was the birthplace of two presidents, John Adams and John Quincy Adams, as well as John Hancock and General Sylvanus Thayer, the founder of West Point. Residents feel that people are attracted to Braintree as a good place to live and work because it has an excellent public school system as well as Thayer Academy and Archbishop Williams High School, and a fine parks and recreation program with the availability of many recreational resources such as Town Forest, Pond Meadow Park, Sunset Lake, Smith Beach, the Cranberry Pond Conservation District, the MDC Blue Hills Reservation trail system, and an 18 hole public golf course. Braintree is a mature community with a broad residential and business base that is positioned for controlled growth in the coming years.

GEOGRAPHY: Location Eastern Massachusetts, bordered by Randolph on the west, Quincy on the northwest and north, Weymouth on the east, and Holbrook on the south. Braintree is 11 miles north of Brockton, 12 miles south of Boston, and 220 miles from New York City.

Total Area: 14.52 sq. miles
Land Area: 13.89 sq. miles
Population: 33,115

Normal temperature in January.....27.4°F
Normal temperature in July........71.5°F
Normal annual precipitation.......47.7" U.S.G.S. Topographical Plates Blue Hills, Weymouth

GOVERNMENT Municipal Offices Main Number: 781.794-8000
Form of Government : Board of Selectmen
Executive Secretary ,Representative Town Meeting


TRANSPORTATION AND ACCESS: Braintree is situated in the Greater Boston Area, which has excellent rail, air, and highway facilities. State Route 128 and Interstate Route 495 divide the region into inner and outer zones, which are connected by numerous "spokes" providing direct access to the airport, port, and intermodal facilities of Boston. Major Highways Principal highways are State Routes 3, 37, 53, and 128.
Rail MBTA subway service is available on the Red Line from Braintree Station (25 min to Park Street; 1,228 MBTA parking spaces) and from Quincy Adams Station. The Bay Colony Railroad (contact number: 617-380-3556), Conrail (617-783-6222), and the Quincy Bay Terminal Railroad (603-226-3395) all provide freight rail service and interchange traffic in Braintree. Bus Member of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), with service to Quincy Center, Weymouth Landing, the Brockton line, South Shore Plaza and Randolph, also THE RIDE, a paratransit service for the elderly and disabled. Carey's Bus Lines provides commuter service to Boston. The Plymouth and Brockton Street Railway Company provides commuter service to Plymouth.

Population: 33,115
Registered Voters : 23,023
School Enrollment : 5,003
Land: 13.70 square miles

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Voter Information

The Town Clerk is in charge of elections and voter registration. In order to participate in local or state elections, you must be registered to vote. You may register to vote at the Town Clerk’s office. You must be 18 years of age, an U.S. citizen and a resident of the Town. Mail-in registration forms are available at the Thayer Public Library, US POSTAL Stations, as well as the Town Clerk’s office.

The Town Census/Voter Registration Confirmation is completed each January and all citizens are required by law to respond. This confirms that the census/voter information is accurate or gives the opportunity for it to be updated.
Braintree Residents can use http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/myelectioninfo.php to find their voting location or contact the Town Clerk's Office

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Braintree Public Schools

Residents are proud of the town’s excellent public school system; families most often cite the schools as their reason for moving to Braintree. The school district is comprised of six elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school, with a total enrollment of just over 5,000 students. The School Department’s budget was $37,480,407 in FY2005.
Braintree students have a tradition of excelling academically, with 89 % of Braintree High School graduates pursing post-secondary studies. Students at all grade levels score well above state and national

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