Hot-summer humid continental
Braintree Town, Massachusetts
Norfolk County, Massachusetts · Population 39k · 105 ft elevation
Living in Braintree Town
Braintree Town has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (51″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 27 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Braintree Town at a glance
- Population
- 39k
- Elevation
- 105 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 51″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,617 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $623k88th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,925/mo85th percentile
- Median household income
- $125k87th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.85%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.682th percentile
- Average commute
- 33 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 59%
- Violent crime rate
- 264 per 100k66th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,432 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5353th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 22°F | 4.5″ | 14.8″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 23°F | 4.0″ | 14.5″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 29°F | 5.4″ | 10.3″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 38°F | 4.6″ | 1.7″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 3.8″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 57°F | 4.0″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 3.6″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 62°F | 3.8″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 55°F | 3.9″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 44°F | 5.2″ | 0.1″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 35°F | 4.4″ | 0.7″ | 165 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 27°F | 5.1″ | 8.8″ | 145 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology