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Waltham is a mid-size city of 64,902 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It's about 12 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $749k and rent runs about $2k a month.
64,902people
$749kTypical home
$2,268/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
56"Snow
233Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 64,902
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,092 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Boston, MA
- 12 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $749k (≈$4,721/mo)
- Median rent $2,268/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (223 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (761 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 20% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 20% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to BED airport
- 12 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 115 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 134 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,738 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 216 bars within 25 mi
- 1,501 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 222 museums within 25 mi
- 60 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Middlesex County: D+39 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk