Location

Nearby schools

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

Countryside Elementary School
KG-5 · Regular · Newton School District
369 students · 9.7:1 student–teacher
Countryside Elementary School school rating: A- 0.2 mi
Oak Hill Middle School
6-8 · Regular · Newton School District
649 students · 9.6:1 student–teacher
Oak Hill Middle School school rating: A- 0.4 mi
Charles E. Brown Middle School
6-8 · Regular · Newton School District
713 students · 10.4:1 student–teacher
Charles E. Brown Middle School school rating: A 0.5 mi
Newton South High School
9-12 · Regular · Newton School District
1,898 students · 11.7:1 student–teacher
Newton South High School school rating: A+ 0.6 mi
Bowen Elementary School
KG-5 · Regular · Newton School District
325 students · 10.0:1 student–teacher
Bowen Elementary School school rating: A 0.8 mi
Fusion Academy Newton
6-12 · Regular
61 students · 2.6:1 student–teacher
1.0 mi
Wellan Montessori School
PK-8 · Montessori
185 students · 2.7:1 student–teacher
1.1 mi
Happy Child Preschool/Day Care Center
PK-PK · Early Childhood Program/Child Care Center
10 students · 4.3:1 student–teacher
1.2 mi

Nearby places

Within 2 miles of this home: 40+ restaurants and cafés, 7 grocery stores, 38+ parks and green spaces, and 33+ transit stops.

Place data from OpenStreetMap.

Food & drink

Sichuan Gourmet House
Chinese restaurant · Walnut Street
0.6 mi
B.Good
0.7 mi
District 118 Kitchen & Bar
Needham Street
0.7 mi
Dunkin
Boylston Street
0.7 mi
Làkon Paris
Walnut Street
0.7 mi
McDonald's
Needham Street
0.7 mi
Anna's Taqueria
Lincoln Street
0.8 mi
Five Guys
Needham Street
0.9 mi

Groceries

Trader Joe's
Needham Street
0.8 mi
Baza Gourmet Foods & Spirits
Tower Road
0.9 mi
Wegmans
Boylston Street
1.2 mi
Whole Foods Market
Walnut Street
1.2 mi
Newton Asian Mart
Langley Road
1.2 mi
Star Market
Boylston Street
1.8 mi
Waban Market
Windsor Road
1.9 mi

Parks & recreation

Countryside Playground
0.3 mi
Oakdale Woods Conservation Area
0.3 mi
Newton Highlands Playground
0.6 mi
Weeks Playground
0.7 mi
Goddard-Christina Conservation Area
0.8 mi
Hyde Playground
0.8 mi
Thompsonville Playground
0.8 mi
Weeks Park
0.8 mi

Transit

Parker St @ Roosevelt Rd
0.1 mi
Parker St @ Parker Rd
0.1 mi
Parker St opp Wheeler Rd
0.1 mi
Parker St @ Wheeler Rd
0.1 mi
Parker St @ Hagen Rd
0.2 mi
288 Parker St opp Parker Ave
0.3 mi
Parker St @ Parker Ave
0.3 mi
Parker St @ Dedham St
0.3 mi

The 02459 market

Homes for sale: 60
Median list price: $2,550,000

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78 Truman Rd, Newton MA 02459

4

Beds

2.5

Baths

2,231

Sqft

1952

Year built

Estimated value: $1,318,959

Range $1,266,352 – $1,371,566 · as of August 30, 2026

How this estimate has moved

ATTOM automated valuation model · 54 published estimates over 6.7 years · shaded band is the model's own published low-to-high range

$1,172,303 January 2020$1,318,959 August 2026

Highest reading $1,821,250 in August 2024; lowest $1,172,303 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
2.5 baths
2,231 sqft
8,143 sqft lot
Built 1952
Stories: 2
Use: RESIDENTIAL
APN NEWT S:81 B:032 L:0011

Estimate your monthly payment

Home price

Down payment (20%)

$263,792

Loan term

Interest rate (%)

Property tax (%/yr)

Home insurance ($/yr)

HOA ($/mo)

Estimated monthly payment

$8,574/mo

Principal & interest$7,248

Property tax$1,209

Home insurance$117

Loan amount $1,055,167. Estimate only — your actual rate and payment depend on credit, location, and lender.

Tax history

2026 roll

Land: $963,500
Structure: $337,300
Assessed total: $1,300,800
County market value: $1,329,145
Property tax billed: $12,605

Sale & deed history

December 13, 2005Arm's-length$659,000
September 29, 2005Not an arm's-length transfer—
December 27, 2004Not an arm's-length transfer—
August 12, 2003Not an arm's-length transfer—
April 1, 2003Not an arm's-length transfer—
September 3, 2002Not an arm's-length transfer—

October 10, 2001

Not an arm's-length transfer—

December 31, 1998Arm's-length$419,000