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About Newton
City in Massachusetts, United StatesNewton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located roughly 8 miles (13 km) west of Downtown Boston, and comprises a patchwork of thirteen villages. The city borders Boston to the northeast and southeast (via the neighborhoods of Brighton and West Roxbury), Brookline to the east, Watertown and Waltham to the north, and Weston, Wellesley, and Needham to the west. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, the population of Newton, Massachusetts was 90,741. Newton is home to the Charles River, Crystal Lake, and Heartbreak Hill, among other landmarks. It is served by several streets and highways (including Route 9, Hammond Pond Parkway, and the Mass Pik…
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How Newton ranks
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Housing in Newton
The typical Newton home is worth about $1,509,000, up 2.3% in a year, 128% above the Massachusetts typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Newton
Safety Grade A-
Newton reports less crime per resident than 83% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Newton
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The public schools Newton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 91% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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Where Newton is
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