Quincy neighborhoods (middle-class, for sale, home)

[haventaclue]

what is the story with the houghs neck area of quincy? I told a colleigue i saw a home for sale there and she looked at me like i was crazy!! apparently its a not so nice place?? anyone know ??

[hymalaia]

since nobody has answered, I'll bite. It's not Houghs Neck that is the issue, it's nearby "Germantown", the designated "bad area" of Quincy. I could be wrong, but I think that's where most of the city's public housing is. I drove around the area a few years ago, just out of curiosity. I remember Germantown feeling grungy, where Houghs Neck was nice, being on the water and all. Somebody who knows better can correct me, but this is my perception.

[goyguy]

Sounds like snobbery's in effect, since the farther out Sea St you go the less money there is. In the early to mid-20th Century "Da Neck" was dotted with fishing camps and small seasonal cottages which were used by working-class Irish-American families from Dorchester, JP, Southie, etc. The cottages have long since been either torn down or winterized. But there's still an unmistakable blue-collar feel to the area.
A very similar nook of Quincy is the Squantum neighborhood, also at the end of a peninsula but a tad bit more middle-class and well-established. Your snooty co-worker would approve.