[Mears]

My home for 40 years-—where I raised my family——and I am NOT fabulously wealthy.

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The median home price is something like 1.2 million. The Boston metro average is 284 usd per square foot, Newton is 520 usd per square foot.

I'm assuming 40 years ago the prices weren't so off-the-wall. At this point you've got to be made of pretty rich stuff to touch Newton, although I know some people of more modest means who have held out since the distant past.