Massachusetts · Census place 73440
Watertown Town city, MA
Quick answer
Watertown Town city has 35,270 residents, ranking #42 of 248 places in Massachusetts. Median household income is $123,422, the median home is worth $737,600 and median gross rent runs $2,357 a month.
- Population
- 35,270Watertown Town city residents
- Median household income
- $123,422Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $737,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,357Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 48.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Watertown Town city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Watertown Town city median would spend about 22.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.1% of residents and 48.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Massachusetts.
- Braintree Town city 38,762
- Holyoke city 37,949
- Amherst Town city 35,472
- Randolph Town city 34,683
- Lexington CDP 34,085
- Franklin Town city 33,067
- Needham CDP 32,059
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