What is the median home value in Watertown, MA?

Name: Home values in Watertown, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in Watertown, MA is $784,600 (±$31,188), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $784,600 (±$31,188)
Owner-occupied homes: 7,814 (±564)
Most common range: $500,000 to $999,999

Home values in Watertown

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	Watertown	Middlesex County	Massachusetts	United States
Less than $50,000	0.9% (±0.6 points)	1.3%	1.9%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	0.5% (±0.6 points)	0.8%	1.0%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.6%	1.1%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.7%	2.0%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	2.2% (±1.4 points)	2.8%	8.5%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	11.2% (±3.0 points)	16.5%	28.7%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	64.1% (±4.9 points)	53.4%	43.2%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	21.0% (±3.5 points)	24.0%	13.7%	7.1%

The most common range is $500,000 to $999,999, 64.1% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

Watertown against Middlesex County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Watertown	Middlesex County	Massachusetts	United States
Median home value	$784,600 (±$31,188)	$727,800 (±$3,891)	$562,100 (±$2,169)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	7,814 (±564)	388,893 (±2,870)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142

In Watertown, the median home value is higher than in Middlesex County ($727,800).

It is also higher than in Massachusetts ($562,100).

It is higher than the national figure ($332,700).

In Middlesex County, Watertown ranks 21 of 54 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 60 of 351.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Median home value in places near Watertown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Watertown
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
Watertown	—	$784,600 (±$31,188)	—
Belmont (community)	1.8 mi	$1,159,000 (±$33,086)	Higher
Belmont	1.8 mi	$1,159,000 (±$33,086)	Higher
Newton	3.0 mi	$1,264,900 (±$43,175)	Higher
Cambridge	3.1 mi	$1,092,100 (±$42,162)	Higher
Arlington (community)	3.5 mi	$933,800 (±$23,081)	Higher
Arlington	3.5 mi	$933,800 (±$23,081)	Higher
Waltham	3.5 mi	$748,700 (±$27,073)	Not measurably different
Brookline (community)	3.6 mi	$1,246,800 (±$66,806)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Belmont (community), MA ($1,159,000), Belmont, MA ($1,159,000), Newton, MA ($1,264,900).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median home value across Middlesex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median home value
15	Bedford	$898,500 (±$42,993)
16	Melrose	$822,900 (±$19,886)
17	Natick	$821,000 (±$25,234)
18	Reading	$809,000 (±$21,607)
19	Acton	$807,300 (±$20,323)
20	Hopkinton	$802,700 (±$38,905)
21	Watertown	$784,600 (±$31,188)
22	Medford	$755,500 (±$23,189)
23	Waltham	$748,700 (±$27,073)
24	Westford	$748,500 (±$31,732)
25	Groton	$743,400 (±$46,491)
26	Burlington	$740,600 (±$34,876)
27	Stow	$729,600 (±$38,580)

Showing 13 of 54 places in Middlesex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Watertown

What is the average home value in Watertown, MA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $784,600 (±$31,188) for owner-occupied homes in Watertown (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is this what homes in Watertown sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Watertown city, Massachusetts (place:73405, in state:25).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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