Newton vs Waltham

A side-by-side comparison of Newton and Waltham: population, income, housing, and more.

Newton and Waltham are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Newton has the higher population (88,504 vs 64,723 in Waltham). Newton has the higher median household income ($184,989 vs $116,560 in Waltham). Newton has the higher median home value ($1,202,500 vs $705,700 in Waltham).

Population, income & housing

	Newton	Waltham
Population	88,504	64,723
Median age	42.0 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$184,989	$116,560
Median home value	$1,202,500	$705,700
Median gross rent	$2,388	$2,232
Housing units	33,531	26,898
Homeownership rate	71.0%	48.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	80.7%	56.4%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newton	Waltham
Population	88,593 → 88,504 (-0.1%)	62,777 → 64,723 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$151,068 → $184,989 (+22.5%)	$95,964 → $116,560 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$914,700 → $1,202,500 (+31.5%)	$536,500 → $705,700 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,940 → $2,388 (+23.1%)	$1,726 → $2,232 (+29.3%)

Newton

Population

88,59388,504

Median household income

$151,068$184,989

Median home value

$914,700$1,202,500

Median gross rent

$1,940$2,388

Waltham

Population

62,77764,723

Median household income

$95,964$116,560

Median home value

$536,500$705,700

Median gross rent

$1,726$2,232

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newton	Waltham
Under 5	4.1%	5.1%
5 to 17	16.7%	8.4%
18 to 24	11.8%	18.5%
25 to 34	9.9%	17.9%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.8%
45 to 54	14.0%	9.9%
55 to 64	12.7%	12.1%
65 to 74	11.1%	8.5%
75 and over	8.0%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newton	Waltham
White (non-Hispanic)	69.8%	58.1%
Black or African American	2.1%	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	16.5%	12.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.7%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.9%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	18.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newton	Waltham
No high school diploma	2.7%	7.4%
High school graduate	6.6%	18.8%
Some college or associate's	10.1%	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	28.2%	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	52.4%	27.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newton	Waltham
Drove alone	49.6%	55.6%
Carpooled	5.6%	10.2%
Public transit	8.7%	5.4%
Walked	5.4%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.7%
Worked from home	28.7%	20.0%
Other means	1.1%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newton	Waltham
1-unit, detached	56.2%	36.8%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	20.6%	23.3%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	18.8%
20 or more units	9.9%	13.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Newton	Waltham
Poverty rate	4.7%	8.6%
Average household size	2.59	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1940	1962