What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Newton Lower Falls?
Newton Lower Falls is ranked #1 of 12 eligible neighborhoods in Newton; #4 of 259 eligible neighborhoods in MA; and #556 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Newton Lower Falls
Newton, MA | Middlesex County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
75.8
Stability and Strength
81.8
Value Opportunity
67.9
Momentum
76.9
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Newton, MA |
| County | Middlesex County |
| National rank | #556 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #4 of 259 |
| City rank | #1 of 12 |
| County rank | #2 of 110 |
| National percentile | 96.3 |
| National band | TOP_5_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $1,487,015 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 4.5% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.17% |
| Home value to income ratio | 7.34 |
| Median household income | $202,606 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 81.2% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 1.1% |
| Homeownership rate | 74.7% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 0.0% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 81.0% |
How to read this profile
- Ranks are always shown with denominators.
- Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
- Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
- Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers
Questions About Living in Newton Lower Falls
Is Newton Lower Falls one of the best neighborhoods in Newton?
Newton Lower Falls has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 75.8 and a city ranking of #1 of 12 eligible neighborhoods in Newton.
How much are homes worth in Newton Lower Falls?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Newton Lower Falls is approximately $1,487,015.
Are home values rising or falling in Newton Lower Falls?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 4.5% year over year and 0.17% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Newton Lower Falls?
Newton Lower Falls has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 76.9. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Newton Lower Falls?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $202,606.
How affordable is Newton Lower Falls relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 7.34. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Newton Lower Falls primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 74.7%.
What is the unemployment rate in Newton Lower Falls?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 1.1%.
How educated are residents of Newton Lower Falls?
Approximately 81.2% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Newton Lower Falls face high rent burden?
Approximately 81.0% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.
How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Newton Lower Falls?
The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.
Governed ranking context
How this neighborhood ranks
HMDA Mortgage Intelligence
Neighborhood Mortgage Market
Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.
Activity year2024
Estimated applications31
Estimated originations19
Home-purchase applications12
Origination rate60.1%
Home-purchase share37.7%
Average application loan$706,330
Total application loan amount$22,052,861
National application rank#9,082 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 12.2% YoY; originations 13.8% YoY
Mortgage methodology
HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.