THE NEWTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Boston Basin setting.
Newton city has 17.8 square miles of land in Middlesex County. Its Census reference point is in Boston Basin, within Northeastern Coastal Zone.
Irregular plains and low hills form a coastal transition with glacial lakes and oak-pine woodland. This northeastern landscape is gentler than the mountainous country farther inland.
Regional context: Northeastern Coastal Zone ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Newton and Middlesex County
Newton is associated with Middlesex County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Newton by land and water
The Census records 0.33 square miles of water within Newton, or 1.8% of its total area. It is 1.6 percentage points lower than the 3.4% recorded for Middlesex County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Newton city has 4.5 times the land area of nearby Watertown city (4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

