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Bounding Weston on its south side, and opposite from Weston and Dover in style and development, the Grande Dame of the towns west of Boston, prestigious Wellesley, has a varied, well-manicured housing stock ranging from condominiums to large estates. Urbane and fashionable, downtown Wellesley is highly developed and offers boutique shopping (such as Lux Bond & Green for the occasional jewel) to satisfy most needs; as well as the restaurant Blue Ginger (celebrity chef Ming Tsai’s much-lauded, culinary creation) which Zagat 2005/06 rates number two in Boston and claims it has “the best Asian fusion in the country.” Home to Wellesley College (and Babson College, among others); always listed in the top ten liberal arts institutions in the United States, with its magnificent campus in the center of town, the college provides a great intellectual resource for the community, and its students can be seen ogling store windows and sipping Starbucks frappuccinos any day of the week.
Located 13 miles west of Boston and a 30-minute commute, with 10.49 square miles, Wellesley's population is about 26,000. Winner of the “Braniac” category in Boston Magazine’s “The Best Suburbs” edition (April 2005), the magazine concludes “The odds of finding a Wellesley resident with at least a bachelor’s degree are three to one, one of the highest ratios in the state.” While it has the sixth highest per capita income in the state*, there is still affordable housing to be found with a recent average sale price of $ 1,200,000**, but a range in 2005 between $ 500,000 and $ 5,000,000. Boston Magazine ("The Best Places To Live", April 2000) describes Wellesley as a town that appeals to house hunters who "placed a high value on public schools, a strong sense of community, and an inviting town center." And Wellesley fares well in the school ratings at second place*** in the state for its High School.
The town has a tony look with its tree-lined streets, and stately homes on carefully tended lots. It offers many different areas to live in, each with distinctive characteristics and names such as The Farms, The Cliff Estates, The Hills, The Poets; and each with close-by access to a train or “T” station with service to Boston. Wellesley also has several private schools and summer camps.
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* Boston Magazine, April 2005
** MLS, Listed and Sold properties, between August 2004 and 2005.
*** Boston Magazine, September 2004
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