The median home value in Watertown, NY is $207,760 as of 2026-06-30, up 3.65% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$207,760
Year-over-Year
+3.65%
Population
24,029
Watertown ranks #82 of 95 New York cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 53.4% below the state's city median of $446,289. It sits in Jefferson County, where the county-wide median is $236,464.
Watertown police recorded a violent crime rate of 599 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 3,929 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in Watertown is $207,760. That's up 3.65% from a year earlier. That is about 53.4% below the typical county in New York.
Homes in Watertown are cheaper than Jefferson County as a whole, where the median is $236,464 — a difference of about 12.1%.
Watertown police reported 599 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 24,029. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.