Newton Corner

Newton, MA

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Newton Corner - Newton, MA Area Guide

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This charming community offers access to Boston College, Cambridge, and more

Commuter Great Location Family-Friendly Great Schools College

Newton Corner is one of 13 villages in Newton and provides easy access to some of the most popular destinations in the metro area. Newtown Corner is located about eight miles from Boston and five miles from Cambridge, giving residents easy access to city attractions and several institutions including Boston University, Harvard University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Newton Corner is also located directly north of Boston College. Interstate 90 runs through the northern end of Newton Corner and several MBTA bus lines connect the village to Boston, Watertown, and surrounding areas, make the area a great choice for commuters. Newton Corner is family-friendly with great schools and lush parks. Newtown Corner maintains a quaint feel with its abundance of historic houses, but there are rental options available in various styles including modern condos, cozy apartments, chic townhomes, and large Colonial-style single-family houses.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Newton Corner is $2,289 for a studio, $2,133 for one bedroom, and $2,766 for two bedrooms. Apartment rent in Newton Corner has increased by 0.7% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 554 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,289/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 478 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,133/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 735 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,766/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

50 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 20 Minute Walk

Groceries

50 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

50 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

90 / 100

Great Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

80 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Reviews of Newton Corner - Newton, MA

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3.9 16 Reviews

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10 years and 11 months agoNiche Review

Very safe here . Do not know what else to say because nothing really happened here .

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10 years and 11 months agoNiche Review

Big variety for different tastes.

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10 years and 11 months agoNiche Review

Love living here (even though I am only the au pair) but I am happy to live here and not somewhere else.

Niche User

11 years and 2 months agoNiche Review

My town has been said to be one of the safest in the United States and even walking the streets in the dead of night I feel completely safe.

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Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Hammond Pond Reservation
  • Chestnut Hill Reservation
  • Beaver Brook Reservation
  • John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
  • Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site

Airports

  • General Edward Lawrence Logan International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.