08/15/2023
❤️ Quincy, 11 miles South of downtown Boston, is a coastal city located in Norfolk County. This town provides an urban-suburban feel to its residents, as the area is primarily urban, but 23% of the land is uninhabited and part of the Blue Hill Reservation State Park. There are 100,544 residents spread over the 26.9 square miles, consisting of 16.6 square miles of land and 10.3 square miles of water, which means the population density is about 6,057 people per square mile of land. Therefore, the style of housing is mainly large apartment complexes or high rise apartments.
📌 Quincy historically was a manufacturing and heavy industry center, where granite quarrying and shipbuilding were the dominant forms of employment. In more recent times, there has been a shift to the professional and service sector of the economy. This can be seen through the many corporate headquarters located in Quincy, such as the Boston Financial Data Services, Stop & Shop supermarket chain, and The Patriot Ledger.
📌 Quincy can be divided into several neighborhoods, which each have their unique histories and characteristics. Just to name a few! Adams Shore, a now residential area, used to be a summer resort location. North Quincy is a residential and commercial neighborhood with more recent substantial Asian business growth. West Quincy is the site to several former granite quarries, which are now known as the Quincy Quarries Reservation, and the Granite Railway, which was the 1st commercial railroad in the US. These distinct neighborhoods are testimonies of the diverse history and culture that Quincy has to offer.
📌 Quincy has access to 27 miles of coastlines and numerous public beaches, including Wollaston Beach along Quincy Short Drive, Handham Island, Nut Island, and Raccoon Island, part of Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. Also, residents can enjoy the waterfront views of the Boston skyline from Hough’s neck.
📌 Quincy residents love the town’s diversity, mouth-watering restaurants, relatively safe and quiet community, and quick access to Boston. One of its drawbacks that is important for prospective residents to consider is that the cost of living is higher than the US average, but it still isn’t as expensive as Boston.
🚙 In terms of traffic, several major roads, including I-93, US Route 1, Route 28, Route 3, Route 53, Blue Hills Parkway, and Furnace Brook Parkway, run through Quincy, which borders Boston, Milton, Randolph, Braintree, Weymouth, and Hull. Residents enjoy convenient access to the MBTA Red Line and South Station with connections to Boston’s Logan International Airport and Amtrak lines from 4 different stops: North Quincy Station, Wollaston Station, Quincy Center Station, Quincy Adams Station. Also, from Quincy Center, residents can take advantage of the Commuter Rail service.
A Level Public Schools
📌 12 Elementary Schools: Amelio Della Chiesa Early Childhood Center Elementary School, Atherton Hough Elementary School, Beechwood Knoll Elementary School, Charles A. Bernazzani Elementary School, Clifford Marshall Elementary School, Lincoln-Hancock Community Elementary School, Merrymount Elementary School, Montclair Elementary School, Francis W. Parker Elementary School, Snug Harbor Community Elementary School, Squantum Elementary School, Wollaston Elementary School
📌 5 Middle Schools: Atlantic Middle School, Broad Meadows Middle School, Central Middle School, Point Webster Middle School, South-West Middle School
📌 2 High School: North Quincy High School, Quincy High School
📌 2 Colleges: Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy College
Total Students: 9,480 students
Teacher-Student Ratio: 14 to 1
Average SAT Score: 1151
Graduation Rate: 84%
Median Household Income: $85,041
Median House Price: $610,000
