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West Newton, Massachusetts Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: West Newton, Massachusetts      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  4,215  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 4,146 100.0
1-unit, detached 2,734 64.9   1.00 or less 4,100 98.9
1-unit, attached 252 6.0   1.01 to 1.50 17 0.4
2 units 896 21.3   1.51 or more 29 0.7
3 or 4 units 209 5.0        
5 to 9 units 20 0.5             Specified owner-occupied units 2,507 100.0
10 to 19 units 9 0.2   VALUE
20 or more units 95 2.3   Less than $50,000 18 0.7
Mobile home 0 0.0   $50,000 to $99,999 15 0.6
Boat, RV, van, etc. 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 19 0.8
        $150,000 to $199,000 116 4.6
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 597 23.8
1999 to March 2000 14 0.3   $300,000 to $499,999 1,081 43.1
1995 to 1998 69 1.6   $500,000 to $999,999 516 20.6
1990 to 1994 18 0.4   $1,000,000 or more 145 5.8
1980 to 1989 122 2.9   Median (dollars) 373,900 (x)
1970 to 1979 93 2.2        
1960 to 1969 187 4.4   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 1,117 26.5        
1939 or earlier 2,595 61.6   With a mortgage 1,552 61.9
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 0 0.0
1 room 0 0.0        $500 to $699 7 0.3
2 rooms 64 1.5        $700 to $999 83 3.3
3 rooms 156 3.7        $1,000 to $1,499 261 10.4
4 rooms 457 10.8        $1,500 to $1,999 441 17.6
5 rooms 503 11.9        $2,000 or more 760 30.3
6 rooms 888 21.1        Median (dollars) 1,981 (x)
7 rooms 801 19.0   Not mortgaged 955 38.1
8 rooms 532 12.6        Median (dollars) 588 (x)
9 or more rooms 814 19.3        
Median (rooms) 6.5 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

4,146 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 937 37.4
1999 to March 2000 543 13.1   15 to 19 percent 483 19.3
1995 to 1998 1,060 25.6   20 to 24 percent 419 16.7
1990 to 1994 496 12.0   25 to 29 percent 123 4.9
1980 to 1989 764 18.4   30 to 34 percent 140 5.6
1970 to 1979 472 11.4   35 percent or more 386 15.4
1969 or earlier 811 19.6   Not computed 19 0.8
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 1,019 100.0
None 104 2.5   GROSS RENT    
1 1,312 31.6   Less than $200 9 0.9
2 2,136 51.5   $200 to $299 11 1.1
3 or more 594 14.3   $300 to $499 30 2.9
        $500 to $749 73 7.2
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 182 17.9
Utility Gas 2,318 55.9   $1,000 to $1,499 400 39.3
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 22 0.5   $1,500 or more 249 24.4
Electricity 127 3.1   No cash rent 65 6.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 1,655 39.9   Median (dollars) 1,178 (x)
Coal or coke 7 0.2        
Wood 0 0.0   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 0 0.0        
Other fuel 17 0.4   Less than 15 percent 196 19.2
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 238 23.4
        20 to 24 percent 131 12.9
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 89 8.7
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 0 0.0   30 to 34 percent 51 5.0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 0 0.0   35 percent or more 249 24.4
No telephone service 0 0.0   Not computed 65 6.4


- Represents zero or rounds to zero.          (X) Not applicable.          Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.