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Newton is a mid-size city of 89,044 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It's about 10 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.3M and rent runs about $2k a month.
89,044people
$1.3MTypical home
$2,370/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
59"Snow
233Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 89,044
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,995 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Boston, MA
- 10 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.3M (≈$7,976/mo)
- Median rent $2,370/mo
- Median household income $190k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (535 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 81% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to BED airport
- 10 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 144 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 137 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,759 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 203 bars within 25 mi
- 1,524 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 217 museums within 25 mi
- 60 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Middlesex County: D+39 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk