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Wellesley is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 26,613 at the 2000 census. It is best known as the home of Wellesley College and Babson College. The Hunnewell Arboretum abuts the Wellesley campus, and the Elm Bank Horticulture Center is also located in Wellesley. The public education services of the town are well regarded, especially Wellesley High School. Despite the fact that the town is not actually the wealthiest town in the state (it is behind neighboring Weston, Sudbury and Brookline ) it has the reputation of being one of the most affluent and prestigious suburbs of Boston due to Wellesley College and the fact that some of the town's wealthiest neighborhoods are prominently located on its edges. Nonetheless, it is always ranked on the top 5. According to Boston Magazine's yearly "Best Places To Live" Wellesley ranks first in the United States in percentage of adults who hold at least one college degree.

Wellesley was originally part of Dedham, Massachusetts, and was subsequently a part of Needham, Massachusetts called West Needham, Massachusetts. One of the businessmen attracted to the town was Henry Durant, who in 1875 founded Wellesley College, a college for women with a lakeside campus. Durant named the college to honor his next-door neighbor, Horatio Hollis Hunnewell, a wealthy businessman and town benefactor whose mansion was named "Wellesley" in commemoration of his wife, whose maiden name was Welles.

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$795,000 Wellesley, MA Single Family 3/2 1419 0.2
$1,199,000 Wellesley, MA Single Family 5/4 4400 0.2
$409,500 Needham, MA Condo/Townhome 0/0 0 2.2
$739,900 Needham, MA Single Family 4/3 12632 2.2
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$589,000 Needham, MA Single Family 3/1 1700 3.0
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$752,000 Needham, MA Single Family 4/2 1974 3.0
$865,000 Needham, MA Single Family 0/0 0 3.0
$839,000 Needham, MA Single Family 3/2 2150 3.0
$695,000 Needham, MA Single Family 3/3 1900 3.0
$669,999 Plymouth, MA Single Family 3/3 3000 3.5
$389,900 Waltham, MA Condo/Townhome 0/0 0 6.1
$424,900 Waltham, MA Single Family 0/0 0 6.1
$549,000 Waltham, MA Single Family 0/0 0 6.1
$243,900 Newton, MA Condo/Townhome 0/0 0 6.5
$243,900 Newton, MA Condo/Townhome 0/0 0 6.5
$643,750 Brookline, MA Single Family 4/2 1900 6.6
$589,000 Brookline, MA Single Family 0/0 0 6.6
$765,000 Brookline, MA Single Family 0/0 0 6.6
$1,100,000 Brookline, MA Single Family 5/3 3000 6.6
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$1,425,000 Weston, MA Single Family 5/3 3394 6.7
$779,000 Medfield, MA Single Family 4/2 3500 6.8
$615,000 Watertown, MA Condo/Townhome 0/0 0 7.3
$809,000 Watertown, MA Single Family 0/0 0 7.3
$769,900 Watertown, MA Single Family 5/2 3000 7.3
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$389,000 Watertown, MA Condo/Townhome 2/1 1029 7.3
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$459,000 Waltham, MA Single Family 3/2 1700 7.3
$489,000 Waltham, MA Single Family 3/2 2050 7.3
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$434,900 Newton, MA Condo/Townhome 2/1 1250 7.4
$742,000 Newton, MA Condo/Townhome 5/2 2200 7.4
$309,000 Newton Center, MA Condo/Townhome 0/0 0 7.5

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Wellesley, MA information

State:Massachusetts
Country:Norfolk
Area Code:781
FIPS:25021
TimeZone:EST
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Wellesley, MA Neighborhood Info

 

Natl. average

Wellesley, MA

Population: 293,655,40026,663
Household size:
Persons per household
2.602.7

Housing

Home appreciation:
Most recent 12 months
9.8%1.8%
House purchase cost:
Median sales value
$217,200$863,000
Commute time:
in minutes
27.427.2

Economy

Cost of Living index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.0211.1
Recent Job Growth:
Most recent 12 months
1.4%0.4%
Unemployment Rate: 4.6%3.8%
Future Job Growth:
projected job growth to 2010
11.9%0.1%
Income Taxes:
highest marginal tax bracket
5.22%5.95%
Sales Taxes:
total local, county, state sales tax
6.0%5%

Education

Pupil/teacher ratio:
number of students per teacher
15.90
Graduation rate:
percent graduated from high school
79.6%97.7%
School spending:
total dollars for each student
$6,058$9222.0000
College grads-adv. deg.:
percent with graduate and prof. degrees
7.2%41.1%
College grads-4 yr.:
percent graduated from 4 yr. colleges
15.2%34.9%

Crime

Property crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
32
Violent crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
31

Health

Doctors per capita:
M.D.s per 10,000 population
169.7506.9
Air quality index:
higher number = better air quality
48.027
Health costs index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.0132.6
Watershed quality index:
higher=better (not drinking water)
55.035

Climate

Altitude:
in feet
1,058191
Snowfall:
inches annually
24.048
Rainfall:
inches annually
39.047
Precipitation days:
days annually with some precipitation
112124
Summer temperature:
average high temp in July (deg F)
86.978.1
Winter temperature:
average low temp in January (deg F)
21.721.8
Sunny days:
days annually with few clouds
205202

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Wellesley, ZIP Codes

02457, 02481, 02482,