BELMONT MA FACTOID:

Belmont MA Public Schools, governed by an independently elected school committee. There are four public elementary schools in Belmont, the Mary Lee Burbank, Daniel Butler, Winn Brook, and Roger Wellington schools. Two other public elementary schools, Payson Park and Kendall, were closed in the 1970s and 1980s, respectively. The former closed after being destroyed by fire, the latter closed due to population shifts and was converted to an arts center, which was later also destroyed by fire. There is one public middle school, the Winthrop L. Chenery Middle School, which was rebuilt on the same location after an electrical fire.

Belmont MA is a primarily residential suburb with little growth since the 1950s. It is famous for it's mansion-filled Belmont Hill neighborhood, although most residents live in more densely populated, low-lying areas around the Hill. There are three major commercial centers in the town: Belmont Center in the center, Cushing Square in the south, and Waverley Square in the west. Town Hall and other civic buildings are located in Belmont Center. Large areas of land from former farms and greenhouse estates form public or public-accessible areas such as Rock Meadow, Habitat, portions of the McLean Hospital tract and various town fields.