Location

Nearby schools

School ratings (A+ to F) from HJN community data.

Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary School
4-6 · Regular · Belmont School District
1,023 students · 13.8:1 student–teacher
Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary School school rating: A- 0.4 mi
Mary Lee Burbank
KG-3 · Regular · Belmont School District
238 students · 13.3:1 student–teacher
Mary Lee Burbank school rating: A+ 0.5 mi
Roger E Wellington
PK-3 · Regular · Belmont School District
426 students · 13.2:1 student–teacher
Roger E Wellington school rating: A 0.8 mi
Haggerty
PK-5 · Regular · Cambridge School District
250 students · 8.3:1 student–teacher
Haggerty school rating: B+ 0.8 mi
J. R. Lowell Elementary School
KG-5 · Regular · Watertown School District
422 students · 9.8:1 student–teacher
J. R. Lowell Elementary School school rating: A- 0.9 mi
Hosmer Elementary School
PK-5 · Regular · Watertown School District
758 students · 10.7:1 student–teacher
Hosmer Elementary School school rating: B+ 0.9 mi
Belmont High School
9-12 · Regular · Belmont School District
1,454 students · 15.8:1 student–teacher
Belmont High School school rating: A+ 0.9 mi
Belmont Middle School
7-8 · Regular · Belmont School District
742 students · 15.5:1 student–teacher
Belmont Middle School school rating: A+ 0.9 mi

Nearby places

Within 2 miles of this home: 40+ restaurants and cafés, 13 grocery stores, 34+ parks and green spaces, and 37+ transit stops.

Place data from OpenStreetMap.

Food & drink

Moozy's
0.3 mi
Thai Noodle Cafe
Thai restaurant · Belmont Street
0.4 mi
Teddy's Kitchen
Common Street
0.4 mi
Bakehaus
Common Street
0.4 mi
Savino's
Italian restaurant
0.4 mi
Cafe Vanak
0.4 mi
Ovenbird
Trapelo Road
0.4 mi
Sophia's Greek Pantry
Belmont Street
0.4 mi

Groceries

Super Vanak
0.4 mi
Seasonal Farm Stand
0.6 mi
Roksana Market
Mount Auburn Street
0.8 mi
Massis Bakery
Mount Auburn Street
0.9 mi
Sevan Bakery
Mount Auburn Street
0.9 mi
Arax Market
Mount Auburn Street
0.9 mi
Star Market
Mount Auburn Street
1.0 mi
Trader Joe's
Alewife Brook Parkway
1.4 mi

Parks & recreation

Payson Park
0.1 mi
Cambridge Reservoir Park
0.1 mi
Grove Street Park
0.4 mi
Little Fresh Pond
0.6 mi
Little Fresh Pond Dog Beach
0.7 mi
Glacken Field
0.8 mi
Lieutenant Paul J. Sullivan Playground
0.8 mi
Lowell Playground
0.8 mi

Transit

Belmont St @ Oakley Rd
0.3 mi
Trapelo Rd @ Oak Ave
0.3 mi
Trapelo Rd @ Belmont St - Benton Square
0.3 mi
36 Trapelo Rd
0.3 mi
Trapelo Rd @ Willow St
0.3 mi
Belmont St @ Payson Rd
0.3 mi
Belmont St opp Payson St
0.3 mi
Belmont St @ School St
0.4 mi

The 02478 market

Homes for sale: 49
Median list price: $1,520,000

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72 townsend rd, BELMONT MA 02478

4

Beds

3.5

Baths

2,182

Sqft

1920

Year built

Estimated value: $1,662,351

Range $1,559,412 – $1,765,290 · as of August 30, 2026

How this estimate has moved

ATTOM automated valuation model · 53 published estimates over 6.7 years · shaded band is the model's own published low-to-high range

$1,249,807 January 2020$1,662,351 August 2026

Highest reading $1,715,659 in July 2022; lowest $1,249,807 in January 2020. The vertical scale starts at the series' own low, not at zero — it is drawn to show movement, not absolute size.

Public records

4 beds
3.5 baths
2,182 sqft
5,275 sqft lot
Built 1920
Stories: 2
Use: RESIDENTIAL
APN BELM M:04 P:000019 S:

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Home price

Down payment (20%)

$332,470

Loan term

Interest rate (%)

Property tax (%/yr)

Home insurance ($/yr)

HOA ($/mo)

Estimated monthly payment

$10,848/mo

Principal & interest$9,208

Property tax$1,524

Home insurance$117

Loan amount $1,329,881. Estimate only — your actual rate and payment depend on credit, location, and lender.

Tax history

2025 roll

Land: $747,000
Structure: $567,000
Assessed total: $1,314,000
County market value: $1,570,255
Property tax billed: $14,966

Sale & deed history

April 29, 2016Arm's-length$862,500
May 15, 2012Arm's-length$679,000
August 14, 2009Arm's-lengthCash$721,000
January 5, 2009Arm's-lengthCash$1
November 13, 1998Not an arm's-length transfer—
September 26, 1995Arm's-length$282,000