10 Towns Where Your $1M Budget Gets You a Mansion vs. a Starter Home

Ten Greater Boston towns show dramatic value differences for $1M budgets. Groton ($1M = 4,500 sq ft, 1.2 acres) vs Newton ($1M = 1,500 sq ft, 0.15 acres) = 3x square footage, 8x lot size. Sharon ($1M = 3,200 sq ft, 0.8 acres), Hopkinton ($1M = 3,000 sq ft, 0.6 acres), and Acton ($1M = 2,800 sq ft, 0.5 acres) offer middle ground. Location matters more than price alone—$1M buys mansions in outer suburbs, starter homes in inner suburbs.