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To search for Braintree, MA real estate and homes for sale click here, for Braintree relocation information click here, or to request Braintree, Massachusetts school demographics and information click here. Braintree, Massachusetts is a suburban community with a strong residential character. 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. There is a strong business base which includes one of the largest regional shopping centers in the northeast. Attractive office and industrial parks are located in the town as well. 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. People are attracted to Braintree as a good place to live and work because it has an excellent public school system as well as 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. Through this site you will find comprehensive facts about Braintree, MA real estate, as well as extensive information on buying or selling real estate in Braintree, Massachusetts. If you are looking to invest in Braintree real estate you will find a variety of opportunities available to you. Braintree offers residential homes, new construction, condominiums (condos), adult living communities (55+ communities), retirement homes and facilities, land, waterfront properties and multi-family investment properties. Braintree, MA, and the surrounding areas offer vacation homes, farms, equine and country properties. To search the Massachusetts MLS (multiple listings service) also referred to as MA MLS, for properties in Braintree, Massachusetts based on a keyword search, click on the following: Braintree, Massachusetts Condominium Braintree, Massachusetts Adult Living communities Braintree, Massachusetts Homes and Homes for Sale Braintree, Massachusetts Investment Property Braintree, Massachusetts Waterfront Property Braintree, Massachusetts Farms, Land and View Property Click the links below to sign up for our FREE Home Search Service and receive real-time or daily updates on real estate in Braintree, MA. Braintree, Massachusetts Real Estate Braintree, Massachusetts Homes Braintree, Massachusetts MLS (MAMLS)
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Feel free to contact any of the Virtual Homes network members by clicking on any of the highlighted links below. Massachusetts: The Past, Present & Future of Our Country“Why Massachusetts?” Why not? Located in the heart of New England, Massachusetts is the region's most popular state. Rich with the history of our country and still on the cutting edge of technology, Massachusetts offers a perfect blend of the past, present and future. From the stunning seacoast, Cape Cod, the islands and Boston to the peaceful beauty of the Berkshires and the Blue Hills, Massachusetts offers something to everyone! Every year, new residents are drawn to Massachusetts for the diversity of culture and activities available in Boston, the picturesque seaside communities, and the quaint rural towns for which New England is known. With New Hampshire and Vermont on the northern border, New York to the west, and Connecticut and Rhode Island bordering on the south, Massachusetts is the most centrally located of the New England States. Cape Cod juts out into the Atlantic Ocean on the east like a bent arm, creating an easily recognizable state shape. A day trip to one of Massachusetts’ beautiful beaches or islands is easily accessible from any part of the state, as is a trip to the Berkshires in the western part of the state. For all of these reasons and more, it’s easy to see why people are so proud to say they live in Massachusetts! http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/ciswel/weltomas.htm Climate: Massachusetts has four very different seasons. We have beautifully white winters; nature begins to reawaken in the spring; our summers are perfect for lounging at the beach or hiking in the mountains; and our falls boast some of the nation’s most beautiful foliage. Population: At just under 6.5 million residents, Massachusetts is the most populous of the New England states, with almost 600,000 in Boston alone. As of 2000, the number of residents in Massachusetts ranked us as the 13th largest state in the country. Government: The capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is Boston, situated on the Atlantic Ocean on the eastern border of the state. The state government has three branches; Executive, Legislative and Judicial, headed by a Supreme Judicial Court. Taxes: Massachusetts charges a 5.3% income tax, as well as 5% sales tax and a 5% meals tax, etc. Licenses and Fees: Information on how to obtain driver’s licenses, vehicle registration, hunting, fishing and gun permits, boating licenses, marriage licenses and more in the state of Massachusetts. Education: In Massachusetts, cities and towns control public schools. The state mandates school systems to operate kindergartens, but does not require children to attend them.
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