Newton, MA Cost of Living


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Newton cost of living score
144.7
More expensive
44.7% higher
than the US average
13.5% higher
than the Massachusetts average
Newton, Massachusetts gets a BestPlaces Cost of Living score of 144.7, which means the total cost of housing, food, childcare, transportation, healthcare, taxes, and other necessities is 44.7% higher than the U.S. average and 13.5% lower than the average for Massachusetts.

Newton, MA

Housing costs in Newton?
A typical home costs $1,250,900, which is 270.0% more expensive than the national average of $338,100 and 124.5% more expensive than the average Massachusetts home, at $557,300. Renting a two-bedroom unit in Newton costs $3,280 per month, which is 129.4% more than the national average of $1,430 and 34.8% more than the state average of $2,140.

Can I afford Newton?
To live comfortably in Newton, Massachusetts, a minimum annual income of $239,760 for a family, and $108,400 for a single person is recommended.

What does A.I. say about Newton?
Newton offers up an appealing option for costlier living based somewhere inside Massachusetts’ Middlesex County boasting plenty of features without too heavily impacting your wallet. Median housing values come in around the high-$800s and renting usually lands close by upwards of 3 thousand dollars respectively - both noticeably higher compared to coastal places like Cambridge or Somerville located much deeper down eastward. Grocery stores similarly stay almost equal with United States averages thanks largely to local taxes & regulations while sales tax equals out unchanged at no less than 6%.
   Cost of living score
     CategoriesNewtonMassachusettsUnited States
  144.7127.5100.0
  118.3108.9100
  89.290.2100.0
  428.4175.0100.0
  $1,250,900$557,300$338,100
  116.3%112.9%100.0%
  99.4107.9100.0
  177.2147.9100.0

   100=National Average

   Average Rent by Bedroom Size
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Over 10 years ago

Apartment rentals seem to be on the expensive  More

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Over 13 years ago

Newton is ok, safe, close to  More

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Over 14 years ago

THE WEATHER HERE IS VARIABLE... EACH SEASON CAN BE FELT IN EXTREME TEMPERATURES. WINTER IS SO COLD, SUMMER IS SO HOT...THE SPRING AND FALL BRING A LOT OF RAIN, BUT ALSO  More

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