West Roxbury is Boston's most suburban neighborhood, with tree-lined streets and a lively stretch of Centre Street full of restaurants, pubs and local shops. Its history runs deep: Brook Farm, the 1841 Transcendentalist community where Nathaniel Hawthorne lived, was here, and Bellevue Hill, at about 330 feet, is the highest point in Boston.
Millennium Park gives the neighborhood fields, trails, a canoe launch on the Charles River and a sweeping view of the skyline, and Stony Brook Reservation lies along its eastern edge. Commuter rail stops at West Roxbury, Highland and Bellevue, and the Orange Line at Forest Hills is a short drive or bus ride.
West Roxbury is mostly single-family homes, colonials, capes and Victorians on real lots, with condos near Centre Street. From 2015 to 2025, about 61% of residential sales were single families, 33% condos and 6% multi-families.
Brook Farm, the 1841 Transcendentalist experiment where Nathaniel Hawthorne lived, stood here, and Bellevue Hill is the highest point in Boston.
Two West Roxbury brothers opened the first store here in 1952.
At about 330 feet, the highest point in Boston.
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27,069 people live in West Roxbury, where the median age is 43 and the average individual income is $72,857. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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There's plenty to do around West Roxbury, including shopping, dining, nightlife, parks, and more. Data provided by Walk Score and Yelp.
Explore popular things to do in the area, including Hamrock Michael MD, Olympic 1 Soccer Academy, and Parkway Community YMCA.
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West Roxbury has 11,110 households, with an average household size of 2.4. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in West Roxbury do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. 27,069 people call West Roxbury home. The population density is 5,565 and the largest age group is Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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