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Moving to Newton, Massachusetts

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Population: 83,829. Estimated population in July 2024: 83,158 (-0.8% change)
Males: 38,951 (46.5%), Females: 44,878 (53.5%)

Middlesex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $86,052
Median house value: $438,400

Population by Race

Races in Newton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.4%)
  • Chinese (4.8%)
  • Hispanic (2.5%)
  • Black (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Asian Indian (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • Korean (0.6%)

Ancestries: Irish (16.7%), Italian (12.2%), Russian (9.6%), English (8.9%), German (7.5%), United States (4.8%).

Elevation: 100 feet

Land area: 18.1 square miles

Map of Newton, MA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Newton

  • High school or higher: 94.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 68.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 38.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Newton city

  • Never married: 31.7%
  • Now married: 55.3%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 6.2%
  • Divorced: 6.0%

18.0% Foreign born (8.3% Europe, 6.3% Asia, 1.9% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,252 (+1.5%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Newton:

  • NEWTON-WELLESLEY HOSPITAL (2014 WASHINGTON ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Newton:

  • CHESTNUT HILL BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION (about 3 miles; BOSTON COLLEGE, MA)
  • DEACONESS-WALTHAM HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; WALTHAM, MA)
  • DEACONESS-GLOVER HOSPITAL CORP (about 4 miles; NEEDHAM, MA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Newton:

  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 11 miles; BEDFORD, MA; Abbreviation: BED)
  • GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 15 miles; BOSTON, MA; Abbreviation: BOS)
  • MANCHESTER (about 44 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; Abbreviation: MHT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Newton:

  • NORWOOD MEMORIAL (about 12 miles; NORWOOD, MA; Abbreviation: OWD)
  • NORFOLK (about 19 miles; NORFOLK, MA; Abbreviation: 32M)
  • MARLBORO (about 21 miles; MARLBORO, MA; Abbreviation: 9B1)

Amtrak stations near Newton:

  • 10 miles: BACK BAY (BOSTON, 145 DARTMOUTH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 10 miles: ROUTE 128 (WESTWOOD, UNIVERSITY AVE. & RTE. 128). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 11 miles: BOSTON, NORTH STATION (BOSTON, 126 CAUSEWAY ST.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Newton:

  • LASELL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 802; Location: 1844 COMMONWEALTH AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.lasell.edu)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Newton:

  • BOSTON COLLEGE (about 3 miles; CHESTNUT HILL, MA; Full-time enrollment: 13,341)
  • BENTLEY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; WALTHAM, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,651)
  • WELLESLEY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,241)
  • MASSACHUSETTS BAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; WELLESLEY HILLS, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,938)
  • HARVARD UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Full-time enrollment: 20,531)
  • LESLEY UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,700)
  • BOSTON UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; BOSTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 25,110)

Private high schools in Newton:

  • NEWTON COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 269; Location: 785 CENTRE STREET; Grades: 5 – 12; Girls only)
  • TRINITY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 240; Location: 575 WASHINGTON ST; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • MT ALVERNIA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 231; Location: 790 CENTRE STREET; Grades: 7 – 12; Girls only)

Public primary/middle schools in Newton:

  • OAK HILL MIDDLE (Students: 598; Location: 130 WHEELER RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • BIGELOW MIDDLE (Students: 519; Location: 42 VERNON STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • UNDERWOOD (Students: 276; Location: 101 VERNON STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • LINCOLN-ELIOT (Students: 242; Location: 191 PEARL STREET; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Newton:

  • WALNUT PARK MONTESSORI (Students: 137; Location: 47 WALNUT PARK; Grades: PK – KG)
  • GOLDEN DAYS CHILDREN’ CENTER (Students: 56; Location: 66 NEEDHAM ST; Grades: PK – KG)
  • CLARKE SCHOOL EAST (Students: 10; Location: 1844 COMMONWEALTH AVE; Grades: PK – KG)

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