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Median Home Price in Waltham, MA

The median home value in Waltham, MA is $831,292 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.06% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$831,292

Year-over-Year

+1.06%

Population

65,488

Waltham ranks #39 of 134 Massachusetts cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 25.2% above the state's city median of $664,186. It sits in Middlesex County, where the county-wide median is $825,261.

Housing affordability in Waltham

Median household income in Waltham is $120,216, so the typical home value is about 6.9× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Waltham

Waltham police recorded a violent crime rate of 252 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 699 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Waltham

What is the average home price in Waltham, MA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Waltham, that value is $831,292. That's up 1.06% from a year earlier. It is about 25.2% above the typical Massachusetts city tracked here.

Is Waltham expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Waltham are more expensive than Middlesex County as a whole, where the median is $825,261 — a difference of about 0.7%.

Is Waltham affordable?

Median household income here is $120,216, so the typical home value is about 6.9× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Waltham a safe place to live?

Waltham police reported 252 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 65,488. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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