Community Snapshot

Holbrook

The playground at Holbrook's South Elementary School was rebuilt through a community wide volunteer effort. (MATTHEW J. LEE/GLOBE STAFF/FILE 2008)

January 11, 2009

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Median home price: Single family, $325,000; Condominiums, $217,500 Residential tax rate: $12.42 Average tax bill: $3,762 Choice location: Holbrook Town Forest is a 115 acres of natural paths and backs onto the Cranberry Pond area of Braintree. Cocktail party nugget: While the town is 136 years old, it has only celebrated 33 "birthdays" because it was incorporated on Feb. 29, ... (Full article: 340 words)