South Shore · Red Line
Quincy
Quincy Bay and Boston Harbor, the Neponset and Fore rivers — Wollaston Beach, Marina Bay, Squantum Point Park
32 minStation to campus (estimated)
$706,250Median single-family price (2025)
418Single-family sales (2025)
$700,000Median single-family price (2024)
63Walk Score (city)
101,636Population (2020)
Quincy has four Red Line stations, and its trains run directly through Kendall/MIT and Central without a transfer.
Its median single-family sale price in 2025 was $706,250 on 418 sales. Wollaston and North Quincy are its most walkable neighborhoods, and Wollaston Beach runs along Quincy Bay.
The commute
| Route | Red Line — Red Line |
| Station | Quincy Center (also Wollaston, North Quincy, Quincy Adams) |
| Main ride | 16 min to Park Street (MBTA schedule) |
| Connection | Stay on the Red Line to Central, then a 10-minute walk |
| Station to campus | 32 min, estimated (limit 45) — see method |
| Peak service | Braintree-branch trains about every 12 minutes; trunk about every 6 |
Housing, utilities and place
| Median single-family sale price | $706,250 (2025) — at or under the ceiling |
| Change from 2024 | $700,000 → $706,250 (0.9%) |
| Walk Score / Transit Score | 63 / 47 · most walkable area: Wollaston (78), North Quincy (74) |
| Water and sewer | MWRA water and sewer citywide |
| Waterfront | Quincy Bay and Boston Harbor, the Neponset and Fore rivers — Wollaston Beach, Marina Bay, Squantum Point Park |
| Flood note | The city hazard plan puts about 20% of developed parcels in the FEMA 100-year floodplain. |
Against the brief
- ≤45 min Estimated station-to-campus time of 45 minutes or less — meets
- ≤$850K 2025 median single-family sale price at or under $850,000 — meets
- Utilities Public water and sewer town-wide — meets
- Rail Served by subway or commuter rail — meets
- Walkable City Walk Score of 70+, or a ranked neighborhood of 70+ — meets
- Water On the coast or a river — meets