Watertown New York Real Estate
Watertown, New York, is located in Jefferson County, 68 miles N of Syracuse, New York and 244 miles NW of New York, New York. Watertown has a population of 26,705.
Watertown Homes
Watertown properties pool is 11,036 residential properties including Watertown new homes. Median age of real estate in Watertown is 1939. Average Household size is 2.99 people. 2% are one bedroom homes, 15% are 2 bedroom homes, 50% are 3 bedroom homes, 25% are 4 bedroom homes, and 8% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Watertown Mortgage Statistics
Watertown mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Watertown |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
42% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
58% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
44% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
14% |
16% |
Watertown Area Real Estate Tax
Watertown Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $1,677 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 36,115. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Watertown School District: Children make up 25.9% of Watertown population. Watertown has 6,923 under 18 years old residents, or 0.63 kids per one worker, or 0.63 kids per one household.
Watertown Real Estate & Watertown Homeownership
There are 3752.24 or 34% one person households, 3310.8 or 30% two person households, and 1655.4 or 15% three person households in Watertown, New York. Median residents age is 34, Senior citizens (65+) make up 4,140 or 15.5%% of Watertown population.
There are 11,013 workers (over 16 years of age) in Watertown. Of these, 90.35% drive to work. Approximately 1.76% of workers in Watertown take public transportation. An estimated 5.12% walk to work.
Median Watertown homeowner's housing expences are 17.7%
Crime in Watertown (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Watertown |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
32.2 |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
7.11 |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
14.98 |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
347.87 |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
74.89 |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
266.24 |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
6.74 |
43.3 |
Invest in Watertown Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Watertown New York area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Watertown |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Syracuse, New York |
- |
| Near Large City |
New York, New York |
- |
| Watertown Zip Codes |
13601, 13602, 13603 |
- |
| Watertown Area Codes |
315 |
- |
| White population |
89.13% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
4.95% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
1.16% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.54% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
3.59% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 36,115% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
18.62% |
12.4% |
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