Watertown.
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Minnesota·Carver County
2 tracts·3K people·$337K median·1,255/mi²
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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 is $337,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Watertown has 4,790 residents across 1 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 33.3; the population is 91.8% White, 4.1% Multiracial, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, 0.3% Other and 0.1% Black; the average household has 2.7 people; 22.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.7% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Watertown-Mayer Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (67%); Watertown-Mayer Middle is the middle school with reported scores (65%); Watertown Mayer High is the high school with reported scores (43%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $927/month, 41% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Watertown is $99,671 a year, 16% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Watertown, median rent is $927/month and the median home value is $337,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 9°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 30 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Watertown are strong wind (96), inland flooding (90) and hail (88), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Watertown, 4.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).