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Median Home Price in Waltham, MA

The median home value in Waltham, MA is $841,319 as of 2026-06-30, up 0.97% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$841,319

Year-over-Year

+0.97%

Population

65,488

Waltham ranks #39 of 134 Massachusetts cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 25.9% above the state's city median of $668,110. It sits in Middlesex County, where the county-wide median is $833,018.

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

How much does a house cost in Waltham, MA?

The median home value in Waltham is $841,319. That's up 0.97% from a year earlier. That is about 25.9% above the typical county in Massachusetts.

Is Waltham expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Waltham are more expensive than Middlesex County as a whole, where the median is $833,018 — a difference of about 1.0%.

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.