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Rustic homes, walkable streets and family-friendly charm in Dana Hall
Once you move to Dana Hall, you won’t want to live anywhere else. This neighborhood’s walkability, proximity to Wellesley’s town center and community feel, where kids play outside together and run in and out of each other’s houses, makes it a cozy yet vibrant place to live.
Betsy Kessler, a Wellesley native and Realtor with Rutledge Properties in the town center, says that Dana Hall is her favorite neighborhood in Wellesley. There are beautiful rustic houses on half an acre that cost at least $1 million, with big oak trees that block out the sun and sidewalks that make it easy to get to school or even to the train station into Boston.
“I think what people love most about Dana Hall -- the reason there are many buyers who will only buy in Dana Hall – is the proximity to town center,” Kessler says. “You can walk to school, you can walk to town for pizza or coffee, you can walk to the bookstore, you can not only walk on the streets, but also walk on this delightful path that runs through town.”
Dana Hall is about 17 miles southwest of downtown Boston.
Dana Hall features large new construction brick houses.
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Single-family homes with storybook charm and small lots
Compared to other parts of Wellesley, or other nearby towns such as Weston, the lot sizes in Dana Hall are relatively small. This, Kessler says, creates a sweet, collegial type of community where neighbors know each other and where kids can easily walk from school to a friend’s house and then back home all within the span of a few minutes. The town’s Brook Path, which cuts through the neighborhood, is a two-and-a-half mile stone-dust walk alongside two different brooks. Each house in Dana Hall brings something special to the table. There are colonial revival houses for $2.2 million, 3,000-square-foot colonials with farmer’s porches for $2.3 million, single-story brick houses for $2 million, stone English cottages for $1.4 million and rebuilt, 7,000-square-foot wooden colonials for $3.5 million.
English Cottage homes bring historic character to Dana Hall.
It's not uncommon to come across homes with colonial accents in Dana Hall.
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Highly rated public and private schools in Dana Hall
Dana Hall shares its name with a private, all-girls school that sits within its borders and serves grades 5 through 12. More than 10% of its students are from abroad, and more than 100 students live on campus. Girls from Wellesley attend Dana Hall, Kessler says, but they also attend Wellesley public schools, which have a stellar reputation. The public school system in town is graded A-plus by Niche. Both Sprague Elementary and Wellesley Middle School earn an A rating, and Wellesley High School earns an A-plus.
Wellesley High School serves over 1400 students as of 2023.
Wellesley High School takes part in one of the oldest football rivalries with Needham High School, dating back to 1882.
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Locally owned restaurants and shops nearby
You can walk out the front door of your rustic New England cottage and be at Truly’s, a popular ice cream and frozen yogurt shop, in about 15 minutes. Stroll through the aisles at Wellesley Books, try on a dress at Clementine or get an organic smoothie at Cocobeet. Wasik’s Cheese Shop is also a must-see, Kessler says – it’s a local gourmet cheese and specialty foods store where the staff knows everyone’s name.
A florist prepares a bouquet at Winston Flowers in Wellesley.
Truly's in Wellesley offers a variety of flavors and stays very busy during the summer days.
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Easy access to the commuter rail
Dana Hall is located about 17 miles southwest of downtown Boston. You can walk from the neighborhood to the Wellesley Square station on the commuter rail, which will take you inbound to Boston’s South Station and outbound to Worcester. The neighborhood has a mix of commuters, remote workers, reverse commuters and people who have lived in their homes for decades. Some of the staff of Wellesley College also lives there, Kessler says. It’s a welcoming, vibrant place, and if you live here, you’ll never want to leave.
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Dana Hall Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Dana Hall, Wellesley sell after 19 days on the market compared to the national average of 58 days. The median sale price for homes in Dana Hall, Wellesley over the last 12 months is $1,900,500, down 10% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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