MetroWest Towns, Compared
The Route 9 and Mass Pike corridor west of Boston — the belt where top-tier districts and $1M-plus houses cluster together.
Of the 10 MetroWest towns we cover, Wellesley both leads on school tier and sits closest to downtown Boston, at about 39 minutes, and Marlborough is the cheapest at roughly $675k for a 4BR house. 6 of them have MBTA rail.
Every MetroWest town
Sorted by school tier, then commute to Boston. Every column links through to the town’s own page.
| # | Town | Schools | 4BR house | Commute | Rail | Tax rate | Est. bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellesley | top schools · Niche 15thT1 | $2.25MT4 | 39 minT2 | Rail · 38 min | $10.17T2 | ≈$22,900 |
| 2 | Weston | top schools · Niche 2ndT1 | $2.9MT4 | 41 minT2 | Rail · 36 min | $10.88T2 | ≈$31,600 |
| 3 | Wayland | top schools · Niche 9thT1 | $1.6MT4 | 46 minT3 | None | $14.83T3 | ≈$23,700 |
| 4 | Sudbury | top schoolsT1 | $1.7MT4 | 50 minT3 | None | $14.27T3 | ≈$24,300 |
| 5 | Southborough | top schoolsT1 | $1.25MT3 | 60 minT3 | Rail · 60 min | $14.36T3 | ≈$18,000 |
| 6 | Natick | strong schools · Niche 22ndT2 | $1MT3 | 46 minT3 | Rail · 49 min | $12.17T2 | ≈$12,200 |
| 7 | Holliston | strong schools · Niche 46thT2 | $900kT3 | 57 minT3 | None | $14.29T3 | ≈$12,900 |
| 8 | Framingham | solid schoolsT3 | $800kT2 | 52 minT3 | Rail · 57 min | $11.83T2 | ≈$9,500 |
| 9 | Ashland | solid schools · Niche 38thT3 | $850kT2 | 55 minT3 | Rail · 56 min | $12.71T3 | ≈$10,800 |
| 10 | Marlborough | mixed schoolsT4 | $675kT2 | 60 minT3 | None | $10.54T2 | ≈$7,100 |
How this region is defined: “MetroWest” has no legal boundary, so we use the membership of the MetroWest Regional Collaborative rather than drawing our own line. Data last reviewed . See the methodology for every source.
