Waltham.
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Massachusetts·Middlesex County
13 tracts·65K people·$749K median·5,093/mi²
White 58 · Hispanic 16 · Asian 13 · Black 8 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Married couple 41 · Living alone 32 · Other 28
Professional 56 · Health 17 · Retail 11 · Manufacturing 9 · Leisure 4 · Public admin 1 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 59 · Sales · office 16 · Service 14 · Production · transport 6 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 53 · Work from home 24 · Carpool 19 · Walk 7 · Transit 5 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Waltham is $748,700 (Census ACS) — 1.6× the US median of $458,812.
Waltham has 64,902 residents across 13 census tracts and 12 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.4; the population is 57.6% White, 15.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 8.3% Black, 4.3% Multiracial and 1.3% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 57.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.4% (Census ACS).
James Fitzgerald Elementary School (45%), Douglas MacArthur Elementary School (43%) and Dual Language School (38%) lead the elementary schools; John F Kennedy Middle (44%) and John W. McDevitt Middle School (35%) lead the middle schools; Waltham Sr High is the high school with reported scores (40%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,268/month, 44% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Waltham is $120,216 a year, 40% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Waltham, median rent is $2,268/month and the median home value is $748,700 (Census ACS).
Waltham reported 2.5 violent crimes and 8.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 88 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 49 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Waltham are ice storm (83), earthquake (61) and landslide (58), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.28g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Waltham, 7.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).