Apartments for Rent in Newton, MA
52 active listings · updated September 11, 2026 · direct from local agencies, agents and owners
52 active listings · updated September 11, 2026 · direct from local agencies, agents and owners
These are live listings from the NewtonApartments.com database, posted and updated in real time by the agencies, agents and owners who manage the properties. Every listing carries direct contact details — there is no call center in between.
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Averages below are calculated from currently active Newton listings, not historical survey data, so they move with the market as inventory changes.
Newton is a city of distinct squares, and rent, commute and character change sharply between them. Each link below opens live listings for that neighborhood.
The busiest of the villages and the one most renters picture first — a walkable centre of shops and restaurants built around the Green Line D stop. Rental stock is a mix of apartments above the storefronts, converted large homes and a handful of purpose-built buildings, so inventory is limited and moves quickly.
The commuter-rail villages along the Framingham/Worcester line, each with its own small commercial centre. These tend to carry more two- and three-family houses than the rest of the city, which makes them the most realistic places in Newton to find a conventional apartment rather than a condo or a whole house.
The most expensive part of the city, bordering Brookline and centred on large single-family homes and grounds. Rentals here are scarce and skew to condominiums, carriage houses and the occasional in-law unit; when apartments do appear they price well above the Newton average.
Quieter residential villages along the D branch and the Charles River. The Falls villages carry some of the city's older mill-era housing and a bit more variety in unit size, which occasionally means better value than the Newton median suggests.
The most densely built and historically working-class parts of the city, closest to Watertown and the Mass Pike. Newton Corner offers the fastest bus and highway access to Boston, and this pocket generally holds the city's lowest rents.
Newton is a landlord's market for most of the year, driven by Harvard, MIT and the Kendall Square employers. The practical consequences are worth knowing before you start.
Roughly two thirds of Newton housing is owner-occupied, and much of what does rent is a condominium, a unit in a two-family house or an accessory apartment rather than a building of flats. Inventory is therefore far smaller than in Boston or Cambridge, and good units are taken quickly. If you are searching Newton, it is worth setting up a saved search rather than checking occasionally.
Newton's public schools are a primary reason families rent here, which shifts demand toward larger units and toward summer move-in dates that line up with the school year rather than the September 1 student cycle that dominates Boston.
Newton is thirteen villages, not one market. Chestnut Hill and Waban price very differently from Nonantum or Newton Corner, and a citywide average rent obscures both ends. Use the village links above rather than searching the whole city at once.
Expect to provide proof of income, references and identification, and to be ready to move quickly on a unit you want. Students without income history are often asked for a guarantor. Because listings here come straight from the agency or owner, questions about requirements can be answered by the person who actually controls the unit.
The Green Line D branch runs through Newton Centre, Newton Highlands, Waban, Woodland and Riverside, and the Framingham/Worcester commuter rail serves Newtonville, West Newton and Auburndale with a fast run to Back Bay and South Station. The Mass Pike cuts through the city, so driving downtown is straightforward. Unlike Boston, most Newton rentals include off-street parking.
NewtonApartments.com is showing 52 active Newton apartments as of September 11, 2026. That count reflects live inventory and changes daily as units are listed and rented.
Across active listings, studios average $2,200, one-bedrooms $2,383, two-bedrooms $2,772, and three-bedroom or larger units $5,696.
Yes. Listings marked no-fee can be filtered directly from the search links on this page, and you contact the landlord or licensed broker from the listing itself.
Every listing includes direct contact details for the agency, agent or owner responsible for the unit, so you can ask questions, arrange a viewing and apply without an intermediary.
Renters priced out of Newton commonly look at Somerville, Allston, Brighton and Watertown, all of which share transit and are within a short commute.
Newton is a city of roughly 88,000 residents immediately west of Boston, made up of thirteen distinct villages rather than a single downtown. It is among the most affluent municipalities in Massachusetts, known for its public schools, tree-lined residential streets and the Green Line D branch running through its centre. Housing is predominantly single-family, so rental inventory is comparatively small and concentrated in the commuter-rail villages and around Newton Centre.
Useful local references: the City of Newton, its residential parking permit information, and Walk Score for Newton.
NewtonApartments.com has listed Greater Newton rentals since 1995. Newton listings come from hundreds of licensed agents, agencies and property owners who update inventory through our own platform, which is why the counts and averages on this page reflect what is genuinely available today rather than a monthly snapshot.