Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 40/100
D−
Median home value$618,500
Boston $646,300
Median rent$2,118/mo
Boston $2,023/mo
Cost-burdened households40%
Boston 36%
Quincy
Norfolk County102,114 residentsQuincy
58
C
Suburbgrade score
33rd of 60 Boston suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by commute & transport.
58
Boston median 61
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Quincy is like to live in, by category
Bars show Quincy against Boston. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 68/100
B−
Within-state proficiency56th pct
Boston median 47th pct
Student–teacher ratio13.4
Boston median 11.8
Graduation rate92%
Boston median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 71/100
B−
Housing cost index102
Boston 100
Eff. tax rate0.94%
Boston 1.01%
Local sales tax6.25%
Boston median 6.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 40/100
D−
Mean commute34.7 min
Boston 30.3 min
Under 30 minutes41%
Boston 52%
Transit stops / sq mi39
Boston median 8.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 84/100
A−
Restaurants & cafés135
Boston median 51 · within 2 miles
Groceries12
Boston median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks89
Boston median 65 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 47/100
D
Median household income$98,882
Boston $115,863
Unemployment6.9%
Boston 4.9%
Professional occupations54%
Boston 54%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Quincy on commute & transport
Quincy's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Cambridge10 mi from QuincyB 74 B Waltham15 mi from QuincyB 65 C+ Newton11 mi from QuincyB− 75 B Brookline8 mi from QuincyB− 77 B Watertown11 mi from QuincyB− 68 B− Woburn17 mi from QuincyC+ 63 C+ Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Quincy
Is Quincy, MA a good place to live?
Quincy scores 58 out of 100, 33rd of 60 Boston suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Quincy expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $618,500, 4% below the Boston median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.94%. $2,118/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Quincy?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Quincy sit at the 56th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 92% graduation rate and a 13.4 student–teacher ratio. Quincy is served by Quincy. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Quincy?
The mean commute is 34.7 min, with 41% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 21% working from home. Transit density is 39 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Quincy?
Within two miles there are 12 groceries, 135 restaurants and cafés and 89 parks, which grades A− on amenities.
Are the homes in Quincy old or new?
The median home in Quincy was built in 1958 — older than the Boston median of 1964. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 38% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.