Welcome to the City of Newton, Massachusetts

The City of Newton is located in Middlesex County, is in the eastern section of Massachusetts bordered on the southeast by Needham, on the west by Wellesley and Weston, on the north by Waltham and Watertown, on the east by Brookline and Boston, and by Boston on the southeast. Newton is about 7 miles from downtown Boston and 31 miles from Worcester. The most recent population figure was approximately 80,000 persons and the city has a land area of 17.90 square miles. It is considered part of the Boston Metropolitan Area.

Newton was established as a town on December 15, 1691 and incorporated as a city on June 2, 1873. It has a Mayor / Board of Aldermen form of government. The bulk of properties in the city are single family, owner occupied dwellings, which represent some 70.5% of the dwelling units in the city.