South Shore · Commuter Rail
Weymouth
Hingham Bay, the Fore and Back rivers — Wessagusset and George Lane beaches, Webb Memorial State Park, Great Esker Park
51 minStation to campus (estimated)
$640,000Median single-family price (2025)
449Single-family sales (2025)
$610,000Median single-family price (2024)
37Walk Score (city)
57,437Population (2020)
Weymouth is on the Greenbush commuter rail line, about 27 minutes from Weymouth Landing to South Station.
It had the most single-family sales of any town in this study in 2025 (449), at a median of $640,000.
The commute
| Route | Commuter Rail — Greenbush Line |
| Station | Weymouth Landing/East Braintree, East Weymouth (Greenbush Line) |
| Main ride | 27 min to South Station (MBTA schedule) |
| Connection | Red Line from South Station to Central, then a 10-minute walk |
| Station to campus | 51 min, estimated (limit 45) — see method |
| Peak service | 5 inbound trains arriving 6:13–9:43 AM |
Housing, utilities and place
| Median single-family sale price | $640,000 (2025) — at or under the ceiling |
| Change from 2024 | $610,000 → $640,000 (4.9%) |
| Walk Score / Transit Score | 37 / 25 · most walkable area: Weymouth Landing (42), East Weymouth (38) |
| Water and sewer | Town water (Great Pond and Mill River wells); MWRA sewer. The town has applied to join MWRA water. |
| Waterfront | Hingham Bay, the Fore and Back rivers — Wessagusset and George Lane beaches, Webb Memorial State Park, Great Esker Park |
| Flood note | 14 homes on Fore River Avenue sit in a FEMA wave-action (VE) zone. |
Against the brief
- ≤45 min Estimated station-to-campus time of 45 minutes or less — does not meet
- ≤$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+ — does not meet
- Water On the coast or a river — meets