Newton vs Framingham
Newton, MA compared with Framingham, MA · 12 miles apart
Newton has 90,741 residents to Framingham’s 73,021. Newton comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Framingham does better on median rent, price to income.
| Newton, MA | Framingham, MA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 90,741 | 73,021 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 5,090 | 2,916 |
| Median household income | $190,304 | $107,419 |
| Median home value | $1,264,900 | $627,300 |
| Median rent | $2,370 | $2,033 |
| Homeownership | 70% | 54.8% |
| Average commute | 26.6 min | 30.4 min |
| Median age | 42.1 | 37.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 81.1% | 48.7% |
| Poverty rate | 4.5% | 10.4% |
| Unemployment | 3.8% | 4.8% |
| Price to income | 6.6× | 5.8× |
| Clear days a year | 18 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 14 | — |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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