Living In Newton

The city of Newton Massachusetts is located on the south bank of the Charles River and about 8 miles West of Boston. Newton consists of 13 unique villages, each with their own personality and downtown areas. Newton is bordered by Weston and Wellesley to the west, Waltham and Watertown to the north, Brighton and Brookline to the east, and West Roxbury and Needham to the south.

Villages of Newton: Auburndale, Chestnut Hill, Newton Centre, Newton Corner, Newton Highlands, Newton Lower Falls, Newton Upper Falls (both on the Charles River, and both once small industrial sites), Newtonville, Nonantum (also called "The Lake"), Oak Hill, Thompsonville, Waban, and West Newton.

Quick Facts

The Fig Newton cookie was named after the city of Newton

According to the 2000 censes:

The city of Newton was the 10th largest in the state with a population of 83,829.

Consists of 31,201 households and 20,499 families

31% of the households had children under 18

55.2% were married couples living together

Based on statistics reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Newton was the nation's safest city during 1999, 2004 and 2005, and the fourth safest city in the nation in 2006 and in 2008.

For more information visit Newton's wikipedia page or
The City of Newton's web page.