It is almost as close to the center of metro Boston as Weston and Waltham are, but slightly further south and west.
Wellesley is a beautiful professional town located near Natick and Weston. It is almost as close to the center of metro Boston as Weston and Waltham are, but slightly further south and west. Wellesley has arguably the best downtown of any suburb in metropolitan Boston. It has far more restaurants and stores than Lexington being a much longer stretch of land but is equally quaint and upscale. Unlike Lexington, Wellesley has far more old money and far fewer dual-income families than Lexington. Its schools are excellent and some of Wellesley's neighborhoods are among the most exclusive around Boston. Wellesley is also home to the college of the same name, located right behind the downtown area, and the much larger Babson College located somewhat further south. Given all of these benefits, Wellesley is expensive, and if you are looking for a lot of land and a beautiful home, your money may go farther somewhere else. But you will give up the proximity and the downtown, which help make Wellesley so desirable.