Watertown Town.
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Massachusetts·Middlesex County
10 tracts·36K people·$772K median·8,894/mi²
White 70 · Asian 12 · Multiracial 7 · Hispanic 6 · Black 4 · Other 2
Married couple 46 · Living alone 34 · Other 20
Professional 47 · Retail 18 · Health 17 · Manufacturing 10 · Leisure 5 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
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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 Watertown Town is $772,064 (Census ACS) — 1.7× the US median of $458,812.
Watertown Town has 35,543 residents across 10 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.5; the population is 70.5% White, 11.6% Asian, 6.6% Multiracial, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% Black and 1.5% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 66.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.5% (Census ACS).
James Russell Lowell (58%), Hosmer (53%) and Cunniff (46%) lead the elementary schools; Watertown Middle is the middle school with reported scores (44%); Watertown High is the high school with reported scores (54%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,493/month, 58% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Watertown Town is $125,659 a year, 46% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Watertown Town, median rent is $2,493/month and the median home value is $772,064 (Census ACS).
Watertown Town reported 1.4 violent crimes and 13.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 23°F; there are 90 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 49 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Watertown Town are ice storm (90), inland flooding (72) and earthquake (62), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.28g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Watertown Town, 4.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).