Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 68/100
B−
Median home value$1,159,000
Boston $646,300
Median rent$2,527/mo
Boston $2,023/mo
Cost-burdened households31%
Boston 36%
Belmont
Middlesex County27,175 residentsBelmont
73
B
Suburbgrade score
7th of 60 Boston suburbs. Strong on schools and amenities, held back by cost of living.
73
Boston median 61
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Belmont is like to live in, by category
Bars show Belmont against Boston. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 93/100
A+
Within-state proficiency99th pct
Boston median 47th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.4
Boston median 11.8
Graduation rate97%
Boston median 91%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 58/100
C
Housing cost index131
Boston 100
Eff. tax rate1.09%
Boston 1.01%
Local sales tax6.25%
Boston median 6.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 60/100
C
Mean commute29.3 min
Boston 30.3 min
Under 30 minutes46%
Boston 52%
Transit stops / sq mi20
Boston median 8.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 83/100
A−
Restaurants & cafés90
Boston median 51 · within 2 miles
Groceries6
Boston median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks140
Boston median 65 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 73/100
B
Median household income$183,137
Boston $115,863
Unemployment4.3%
Boston 4.9%
Professional occupations78%
Boston 54%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Belmont on cost of living
Belmont's weakest grade is C. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Peabody14 mi from BelmontA− 57 C− Woburn7 mi from BelmontB+ 63 C+ Beverly20 mi from BelmontB+ 56 C− Hudson20 mi from BelmontB+ 54 C− Weymouth Town18 mi from BelmontB+ 55 C− Lowell18 mi from BelmontB+ 50 D+ Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Belmont
Is Belmont, MA a good place to live?
Belmont scores 73 out of 100, 7th of 60 Boston suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Belmont expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $1,159,000, 79% above the Boston median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.09%. $2,527/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Belmont?
Schools grade A+. The districts serving Belmont sit at the 99th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 97% graduation rate and a 14.4 student–teacher ratio. Belmont is served by Belmont. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Belmont?
The mean commute is 29.3 min, with 46% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 32% working from home. Transit density is 20 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Belmont?
Within two miles there are 6 groceries, 90 restaurants and cafés and 140 parks, which grades A− on amenities.
Are the homes in Belmont old or new?
The median home in Belmont was built in 1939 or earlier — older than the Boston median of 1964. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 51% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.