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Watertown is a small city of 35,543 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It's about 8 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $785k and rent runs about $3k a month.
35,543people
$785kTypical home
$2,502/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
51"Snow
233Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 35,543
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,895 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Boston, MA
- 8 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $785k (≈$4,948/mo)
- Median rent $2,502/mo
- Median household income $126k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 51" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,571 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 20% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to BOS airport
- 9 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 28% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 49 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 133 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,714 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 206 bars within 25 mi
- 1,495 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 218 museums within 25 mi
- 59 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
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