Newton vs Watertown
Newton and Watertown on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.
Category by category
B−HousingD+
Newton +18 pts
A+SchoolsB−
Newton +21 pts
C+Cost of livingC+
Newton +1 pts
B−CommuteB−
Newton +2 pts
BAmenitiesA+
Watertown +18 pts
BEmploymentC+
Newton +11 pts
—Residents—
not comparable yet
Weigh it yourself
The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.
Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.
The numbers side by side
$1.26MMedian home value$785k
$2,370Median rent$2,502
26.6 minMean commute27.6 min
$190kMedian household income$126k
0.87%Effective property tax0.79%
92nd pctWithin-state proficiency57th pct
75Restaurants & cafés179
89,044Population35,543
0Resident responses0
Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.