Watertown Massachusetts Real Estate
Watertown, Massachusetts, is located in Middlesex County, 1 miles E of Waltham, Massachusetts and 5 miles W of Boston, Massachusetts. Watertown has a population of 32,986.
Watertown Homes
Watertown properties pool is 14,629 residential properties including Watertown new homes. Median age of real estate in Watertown is 1942. Average Household size is 2.86 people. 5% are one bedroom homes, 32% are 2 bedroom homes, 40% are 3 bedroom homes, 17% are 4 bedroom homes, and 6% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Watertown Mortgage Statistics
Watertown mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Watertown |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
39% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
61% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
49% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
12% |
16% |
Watertown Area Real Estate Tax
Watertown Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $2,667 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 67,441. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Watertown School District: Children make up 14.1% of Watertown population. Watertown has 4,659 under 18 years old residents, or 0.25 kids per one worker, or 0.32 kids per one household.
Watertown Real Estate & Watertown Homeownership
There are 4973.86 or 34% one person households, 5266.44 or 36% two person households, and 2194.35 or 15% three person households in Watertown, Massachusetts. Median residents age is 36.7, Senior citizens (65+) make up 5,505 or 16.7%% of Watertown population.
There are 18,918 workers (over 16 years of age) in Watertown. Of these, 74.48% drive to work. Approximately 15.12% of workers in Watertown take public transportation. An estimated 4.86% walk to work.
Median Watertown homeowner's housing expences are 19.3%
Crime in Watertown (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Watertown |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
NaN |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
NaN |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
NaN |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
NaN |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
NaN |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
NaN |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
NaN |
43.3 |
Invest in Watertown Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Watertown Massachusetts area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Watertown |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Waltham, Massachusetts |
- |
| Near Large City |
Boston, Massachusetts |
- |
| Watertown Zip Codes |
02472 |
- |
| Watertown Area Codes |
781 |
- |
| White population |
91.42% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
1.73% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
3.87% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.16% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
2.68% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 67,441% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
6.06% |
12.4% |
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