Location

Nearby schools

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

Acton - Boxborough Regional High School
9-12 · Regular · Acton-Boxborough School District
1,622 students · 13.5:1 student–teacher
Acton - Boxborough Regional High School school rating: A 1.5 mi
C.T. Douglas Elementary School
KG-6 · Regular · Acton-Boxborough School District
408 students · 13.8:1 student–teacher
C.T. Douglas Elementary School school rating: A 1.7 mi
Carol Huebner Early Childhood Program
PK-PK · Regular · Acton-Boxborough School District
116 students · 14.5:1 student–teacher
1.7 mi
Paul P. Gates Elementary School
KG-6 · Regular · Acton-Boxborough School District
380 students · 12.7:1 student–teacher
Paul P. Gates Elementary School school rating: A+ 1.7 mi
R. J. Grey Junior High School
7-8 · Regular · Acton-Boxborough School District
824 students · 12.2:1 student–teacher
R. J. Grey Junior High School school rating: A 1.7 mi
Merriam Elementary School
KG-6 · Regular · Acton-Boxborough School District
395 students · 13.2:1 student–teacher
Merriam Elementary School school rating: B 1.7 mi
McCarthy - Towne Elementary School
KG-6 · Regular · Acton-Boxborough School District
431 students · 12.3:1 student–teacher
McCarthy - Towne Elementary School school rating: B+ 1.7 mi
Shaker Lane Elementary School
PK-2 · Regular · Littleton School District
425 students · 13.3:1 student–teacher
2.0 mi

Nearby places

Within 2 miles of this home: 20 restaurants and cafés, 3 grocery stores, 40+ parks and green spaces, and 2 transit stops.

Place data from OpenStreetMap.

Food & drink

Dunkin
Main Street
1.8 mi
Not Your Average Joes
Main Street
1.8 mi
Sante Fe Burrito Grill
Main Street
1.8 mi
TC Landos
Main Street
1.8 mi
True West
1.8 mi
Acton Coffee House
Massachusetts Avenue
1.9 mi
Silver Girl
Arlington Street
1.9 mi
Legend Cafe
American restaurant · Spruce Street
1.9 mi

Groceries

Idylwilde Farms
Central Street
1.6 mi
Stop & Shop
Main Street
1.9 mi
Roche Bros
Massachusetts Avenue
1.9 mi

Parks & recreation

Anderson Conservation Land
0.3 mi
Grassy Pond
0.3 mi
Bulette/Town Forest Conservation Land
0.5 mi
Grassy Pond Conservation Land
0.6 mi
Fort Pond
0.6 mi
Sarah Doublet Forest
0.7 mi
Fort Pond Conservation Land
0.8 mi
Paes Island
1.0 mi

Transit

Town Hall/Library
1.6 mi
Sachem Way
2.0 mi

Flock cameras and license-plate readers near 196 Newtown Road, Acton

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Flock Safety reader
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1 license-plate reader mapped within 1 mile of this home, identified as a Flock Safety device. None within ½ mile. Nearest: 0.8 mi west. Operator named in the data: Littleton Police.

Mapped devices by type and distance from this home
Device type	Within ½ mi	Within 1 mi
License-plate readers	0	1
of which Flock Safety	0	1

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About these devices

License-plate readers (ALPR) are fixed cameras that photograph passing vehicles and read their plates. Records are typically shared with the agency or association that operates the camera.

Flock Safety is a company whose plate-reader cameras are used by police departments, cities, HOAs and businesses. Its devices are usually solar-powered and pole-mounted.

The 01720 market

Homes for sale: 46
Median list price: $725,000

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196 Newtown Road, Acton MA 01720

4

Beds

4

Baths

3,937

Sqft

1989

Year built

Estimated value: $1,526,751

Range $1,371,572 – $1,681,930 · 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

$985,321 January 2020$1,526,751 August 2026

Highest reading $1,747,452 in July 2025; lowest $971,861 in April 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
4 baths
3,937 sqft
191,949 sqft lot
Built 1989
Stories: 2
Use: RESIDENTIAL
APN ACTO M:00D3 B:0005 L:0005

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Home price

Down payment (20%)

$305,350

Loan term

Interest rate (%)

Property tax (%/yr)

Home insurance ($/yr)

HOA ($/mo)

Estimated monthly payment

$9,840/mo

Principal & interest$8,324

Property tax$1,400

Home insurance$117

Loan amount $1,221,401. Estimate only — your actual rate and payment depend on credit, location, and lender.

Tax history

2025 roll

Land: $390,800
Structure: $869,200
Assessed total: $1,260,000
County market value: $1,341,305
Property tax billed: $21,609

Sale & deed history

November 8, 2024Arm's-length$1,420,000
September 26, 2014Arm's-lengthCash$886,000
September 14, 2009Arm's-length$925,000
June 15, 2007Arm's-length$920,000
August 25, 2006Arm's-length$890,000
August 15, 2006Arm's-lengthCash$985,000

January 19, 2005

Arm's-length$875,000

December 21, 2004Not an arm's-length transfer—

February 24, 2003Not an arm's-length transfer—