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Waltham
Massachusetts is a metropolitan city of 57,878, situated nine miles from
Boston, encompassing a total area of 13.6 square miles. The Charles River
cuts a path through the southern section of Waltham used throughout history
for transport, water, and industry. Today, the Charles River has given
way to Rout 128 as the main economic center in the City.
In the Greater Boston area, Waltham
has the second largest office market behind Boston. Waltham has a diverse
housing stock, with dense multi-family housing in the southern section
of the City and larger lot single-family housing in the northern section.
The City also boasts large park and
open space facilities such as Prospect Hill Park an the Robert Treat Paine
Estate. With an aggressive revitalization program, Waltham is witnessing
the rebirth of its historic downtown and is providing better public access
to its greatest natural resource, the Charles River.
Waltham Mass is located in Eastern
Massachusetts, bordered by Dover on the north, Medfield and Norfolk on
the west, Foxborough on the south, Sharon and Norwood on the east, and
Westwood on the northeast. Walpole is 18 miles southwest of Boston. |