Belmont, home to nearly 28,000 residents, is French for “beautiful hill,” which forms the city’s backdrop. Belmont’s numerous parks offer lovely gathering places for picnics and barbecues, open spaces for hiking, running, and bike riding, plus a soothing brook in Twin Pines Park with lots of shady places to relax under the trees. Currently in the planning stages for a downtown revitalization, the city hopes to build more residences closer to the downtown retail center while maintaining its parks and open spaces to encourage a village-like feel.

In 2022, the Belmont average price for a single-family home was $2,482,542, a 7% increase from the previous year.