Braintree Town vs Quincy

A side-by-side comparison of Braintree Town and Quincy: population, income, housing, and more.

Braintree Town and Quincy are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Quincy has the higher population (101,361 vs 38,762 in Braintree Town). Braintree Town has the higher median household income ($125,305 vs $95,711 in Quincy). Braintree Town has the higher median home value ($623,200 vs $598,100 in Quincy).

Population, income & housing

	Braintree Town	Quincy
Population	38,762	101,361
Median age	41.3 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$125,305	$95,711
Median home value	$623,200	$598,100
Median gross rent	$1,925	$1,998
Housing units	15,032	48,227
Homeownership rate	77.1%	45.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.1%	48.6%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Braintree Town	Quincy
Population	37,220 → 38,762 (+4.1%)	94,207 → 101,361 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$96,522 → $125,305 (+29.8%)	$77,562 → $95,711 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$456,500 → $623,200 (+36.5%)	$428,600 → $598,100 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,522 → $1,925 (+26.5%)	$1,501 → $1,998 (+33.1%)

Braintree Town

Population

37,22038,762

Median household income

$96,522$125,305

Median home value

$456,500$623,200

Median gross rent

$1,522$1,925

Quincy

Population

94,207101,361

Median household income

$77,562$95,711

Median home value

$428,600$598,100

Median gross rent

$1,501$1,998

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Braintree Town	Quincy
Under 5	4.7%	4.8%
5 to 17	15.6%	10.2%
18 to 24	8.4%	7.5%
25 to 34	12.6%	20.5%
35 to 44	13.1%	15.4%
45 to 54	14.4%	11.3%
55 to 64	13.4%	12.6%
65 to 74	9.7%	10.5%
75 and over	8.1%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Braintree Town	Quincy
White (non-Hispanic)	69.4%	54.4%
Black or African American	2.5%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	21.2%	29.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	0.9%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Braintree Town	Quincy
No high school diploma	6.8%	10.0%
High school graduate	23.4%	20.6%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	27.3%	28.0%
Graduate or professional degree	19.7%	20.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Braintree Town	Quincy
Drove alone	63.6%	53.0%
Carpooled	6.4%	6.7%
Public transit	9.4%	17.7%
Walked	2.5%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	16.9%	18.1%
Other means	1.3%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Braintree Town	Quincy
1-unit, detached	64.5%	32.3%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	21.9%
5 to 19 units	10.8%	10.4%
20 or more units	10.7%	29.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Braintree Town	Quincy
Poverty rate	5.2%	11.4%
Average household size	2.66	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	33	34
Median year structure built	1956	1958