Your Vote, Our Future: Asking the Right Questions on Housing
On Tuesday, November 4, 2025, Newton voters will elect the entire City Council. With several contested races on the ballot, this election presents a critical opportunity to shape the future of housing in our community.
Candidate mailers and websites are often filled with broad statements, but when it comes to housing, the details are what matter. How can you, the voter, discern a candidate's true commitment to creating the diverse housing options Newton needs?
At Newton for Everyone, we believe an informed voter is an empowered voter. While we do not endorse individual candidates, we encourage you to ask specific, substantive questions when you engage with them. Your vote is a powerful tool for change, and these questions can help you use it wisely.
Priced out: The growing challenge of teacher retention and housing costs
Tuesday, September 30
Dramatic changes in the housing market have left many educators in an unwinnable race for one of our most basic needs: an affordable place to live. Many of our teachers have a long commute because they can’t afford housing in Newton or nearby. How does the lack of affordable housing impact retention and recruitment of good teachers?
The National Council on Teacher Quality President Heather Peske will share their recently released an analysis of housing costs and teacher pay across the country with implications for Newton's teachers and community.
August 2025
Will Newton be a place our kids can afford to live—or a museum of homes only the wealthy can buy?
June 2025
What is needed to lure more commercial development to Newton?
January 2025
What would it take to build 100% affordable housing in Newton?
March 2025
What's up with Northland? Why is the project going back to the City Council?
December 2024
Newtonville Commuter Rail will be upgraded. Congressman Auchincloss notes that it “holds the most immediate potential for transit-oriented development.”
November 2024
Newton experts discuss housing challenges for older adults and ways to address them.
October 2024
New development in Newton is good for our schools. Really? Yes.
Housing & Opportunity
A diverse range of homes for families, for people who work in Newton to live in Newton, for staying in Newton when down sizing, and for our adult children to return to live here.
Housing & Community
Thriving villages, people living in the village and nearby, public gathering spaces all help build a strong and welcoming community in Newton.
Housing & Sustainability
Living near transit, and villages helps reduce our dependence on cars. Safer streets makes it easier for walkers and bikers to get to school, go to a village or see friends.