Belmont, Massachusetts

About Belmont

Set in the northern part of Massachusetts, Belmont is a small unincorporated community.

Belmont holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.65 square miles.

📰 Belmont News Today

• Anne A. Janeway Obituary (2026) - Belmont, MA - Boston Cremation - Malden Care Center Legacy obituary · Aug 18
• New details on case of Belmont teacher charged over child sex abuse materials NBC Boston · Jul 27
• Belmont Residents React to Teacher’s Arrest The Belmont Voice · Aug 5
• Belmont High School (MA) Field Hockey MaxPreps · Aug 13
• Belmont, Mass., teens arrested after N.H. police chase Boston.com · Aug 11

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Belmont Unique

• One of 12 places in the US named Belmont — but the Massachusetts one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern Massachusetts, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Easy reach of Waltham (3 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Belmont

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Belmont

• Butternut Bakehouse — coffee shop (café)
• Comella's — italian
• Marylou's Coffee (café)
• Mothership — american
• Revival Cafe + Kitchen — coffee shop (café)
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Bellmont Caffe (café)
• Black Bear Café (café)
• Brooksy's Pizzeria — pizza
• City Streets

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Griffin Museum at Digital Silver Imaging · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Belmont

• 200 Trapelo Road reviews ★
• Beaver Brook North Reservation · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Beaver Brook Reservation · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Belmont War Memorial reviews ★
• Cambridge Reservoir Park reviews ★
• Clay Pit Pond Park reviews ★
• Common Street Grounds reviews ★
• Elsie Turner Field reviews ★
• Former McLean Farm · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Habitat Education Center & Wildlife Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Little Fresh Pond Dog Beach reviews ★
• Lone Tree Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Belmont

• Belmont High
• Belmont Middle School
• Daniel Butler
• Mary Lee Burbank
• Roger E Wellington
• Winn Brook
• Winthrop L Chenery Middle

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Mclean Hospital Corporation · Psychiatric

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Belmont

🏘️ Nearby Communities