What is the median home value in Watertown, NY?

Name: Home values in Watertown, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in Watertown, NY is $158,600 (±$10,748), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Watertown, the median home value went from $133,400 in 2015–2019 to $158,600 in 2020–2024 (+18.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $158,600 (±$10,748)
Owner-occupied homes: 4,850 (±445)
Most common range: $200,000 to $299,999

Home values in Watertown

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	Watertown	Jefferson County	New York	United States
Less than $50,000	5.2% (±2.3 points)	6.6%	3.9%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	17.3% (±3.8 points)	11.4%	5.6%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	23.2% (±4.3 points)	16.6%	6.7%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	19.8% (±4.1 points)	19.2%	8.3%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	25.1% (±4.4 points)	24.1%	13.2%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	6.3% (±1.9 points)	16.4%	19.7%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	1.5% (±1.1 points)	4.5%	30.1%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	1.6% (±1.2 points)	1.2%	12.6%	7.1%

The most common range is $200,000 to $299,999, 25.1% 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 Jefferson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Watertown	Jefferson County	New York	United States
Median home value	$158,600 (±$10,748)	$188,200 (±$6,002)	$423,800 (±$1,627)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	4,850 (±445)	26,018 (±723)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142

In Watertown, the median home value is lower than in Jefferson County ($188,200).

It is also lower than in New York ($423,800).

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

In Jefferson County, Watertown ranks 20 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 658 of 1,003.

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

How home values in Watertown have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$133,400 (±$7,502)	$158,600 (±$10,748)	+18.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,177 (±$51)	$1,352 (±$56)	+14.9%	Down after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$2,483 (±$118)	$2,710 (±$189)	+9.1%	Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

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	—	$158,600 (±$10,748)	—
Town of Watertown	2.8 mi	$217,400 (±$55,707)	Higher
Village of Glen Park	3.2 mi	$177,100 (±$28,280)	Not measurably different
Village of Brownville	4.3 mi	$192,300 (±$19,854)	Higher
Calcium	5.6 mi	$203,400 (±$49,057)	Not measurably different
Town of Pamelia	5.7 mi	$167,900 (±$34,115)	Not measurably different
Village of Black River	6.2 mi	$228,200 (±$41,136)	Higher
Town of Rutland	6.5 mi	$201,600 (±$35,649)	Higher
Village of Dexter	7.1 mi	$158,000 (±$19,394)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Watertown, NY ($217,400), Village of Brownville, NY ($192,300), Village of Black River, NY ($228,200).

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

Median home value across Jefferson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median home value
14	Town of Philadelphia	$182,000 (±$45,042)
15	Town of Theresa	$173,800 (±$18,626)
16	Town of Alexandria	$172,500 (±$19,363)
17	Town of Ellisburg	$169,500 (±$32,203)
18	Town of Pamelia	$167,900 (±$34,115)
19	Town of Worth	$166,700 (±$31,614)
20	Watertown	$158,600 (±$10,748)
21	Town of Lorraine	$152,400 (±$27,072)
22	Town of Wilna	$137,400 (±$18,746)
23	Town of Antwerp	$118,900 (±$17,030)

Showing 10 of 23 places in Jefferson 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, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $158,600 (±$10,748) for owner-occupied homes in Watertown (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Watertown gone up?

In Watertown, the median home value went from $133,400 in 2015–2019 to $158,600 in 2020–2024 (+18.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

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, Jefferson County, New York (county subdivision:78608, in state:36 county:045).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.