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Westwood

Westwood is an established community of 13,000 located 12 miles southwest of Boston. Situated at the junction of Routes 95/128 and 93, Westwood provides an excellent location for its residents and its businesses. Westwood provides the further convenience of having two commuter rail lines, full MBTA bus service an Routes 1, 1A and 109 traversing the Town.


Westwood is recognized for the quality of its schools. Students consistently score in the top percentiles on national tests, and the overwhelming majority of students graduating from the High School go on to higher education. The Town also encourages and maintains many recreational areas and facilities, including numerous conservation areas, playgrounds, ballfields and an indoor pool facility. The Town has two libraries, a senior center and numerous community-sponsored events for the Town's residents.


Westwood currently has 75 retail and over 130 commercial/industrial businesses located within the Town. Westwood's town services are excellent, with water from the Dedham-Westwood Water District, sewer service from the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority, electricity from Boston Edison and natural gas from Algonquin Gas. Westwood has an established industrial/office park and is actively seeking to encourage responsible, growing businesses to locate within the town while maintaining the quality of life for its residents.

School System Info

MCAS Ranking (of 351 towns) in State:

10th Grade Math:

22  

 

10th Grade Eng:

2  

 

8th Grade Math:

27  

 

8th Grade Eng:

24  

 

8th Grade Science:

12  

 

4th Grade Math:

5  

 

4th Grade Eng:

20  

 

Spending/Student:

$9,747

Average SAT scores:

1700

Student/Teacher Ratios:

12.2 to 1

 

 

Community

Population:14,010 Median Income in town: $112,210 Population Density:
(people per square mile)

1274

 

 

Crime Rate (per 1000 residents):

Property: 10.9 / 1,000
Violent: 1 / 1,000

 

Real Estate

Number of active:

Singles/Condos/Multis: 1 / 0 / 0

Median home price this year: N/A Median home price last year:

$522,500

Median home price 5 yrs ago:

$548,750

% change since last year:

N/A

% change since 5 years ago:

-5%

Avg single family tax bill:

$7,005

 

Transportation

Rail info: (T stops, commuter rail stops)

Route 128 (Providence/Stoughton Line)

Subway info:

subway

Bus lines:

bus

Miles to Boston:

25

Drive time to Boston (minutes):

34

Rail time to Boston:

24

 

 

RECENT LISTING

TYPE:

Single Family

PRICE:

$629,000

NEW Colonial - 4BR-3.5 BA; over 2,000 sq.ft of living space; Built by local builder - expected to be completed by end of June 2012. 1st fl Open Floor Plan; Pella windows; cementboard exterior; Zoned Dampered heating system-Forced Hot Air (95% Efficient); Convenient location - close to stores and town landmarks.  






 

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