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Living in Waltham

The city had 10 schools in 2026. Owner occupation was 49.7%, and the vacancy rate was 4.6% in July 2026. The population of Waltham, in the United States, was 64,902 in July 2026. There were 11,090 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1935 sources

Population65,037people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary4,162EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,994EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate3.73%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime951.3offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 40% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean5.9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Waltham?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Waltham.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$2,268 per month, while the median home value was US$748,700 in July 2026. 44.7% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Waltham recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet22Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan23Official · national market
Median gross rent$2,268/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent44.67 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)4.6 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents816.1 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)2,192 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent1,994 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables27Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes497 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Is Waltham a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 39–57%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–65%
Student44%strong on education, weak on work · range 34–54%
Family43%strong on family, weak on cost · range 34–52%
Retirement39%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 28–50%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

26.2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 17,055 of 65,037 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$120,216 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Waltham is 3.7%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income120,216 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband85.14 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with a broadband subscription93.96 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with internet but no subscription0.87 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households without internet5.12 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with satellite internet3.13 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Median gross salary4,162 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)26Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)4,923 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov25Official
Unemployment rate3.73 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables27Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Waltham?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €4,923 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,494of €3,767 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,767
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €2,192
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,494
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Waltham Salary needed to live in Waltham

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Waltham. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Waltham. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher93.33 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Schools10 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count16Official
School enrolment, share of residents30.38 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio725 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents11,090 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official
Preventable hospitalizations2,933 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Waltham when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesWaltham highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Waltham highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Waltham951
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents951.3 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting14Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents162.6 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official
Recorded violent crimes147 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time24.69 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.8 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by public transport4.53 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers walking to work6.18 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Nearest airportBED3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official
Distance to nearest airport11 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Waltham. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Waltham.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Waltham is 5.9 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean5.9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202435Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.11 · Feb 4.56 · Mar 8.78 · Apr 15.5 · May 21.06 · Jun 25.61 · Jul 28.78 · Aug 27.89 · Sep 23.67 · Oct 17.5 · Nov 11.72 · Dec 5.89 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00196783 (READING)19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -7 · Feb -6.11 · Mar -2 · Apr 3.39 · May 9 · Jun 14.39 · Jul 17.78 · Aug 16.94 · Sep 12.72 · Oct 6.11 · Nov 1.22 · Dec -3.5 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00193890 (JAMAICA PLAIN)18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -2.5 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 3 · Apr 9.2 · May 14.8 · Jun 19.9 · Jul 23.1 · Aug 22.2 · Sep 17.6 · Oct 11.2 · Nov 5.8 · Dec 0.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 98.04 · Feb 91.95 · Mar 124.2 · Apr 110.2 · May 96.77 · Jun 106.9 · Jul 101.9 · Aug 89.92 · Sep 99.82 · Oct 120.9 · Nov 101.9 · Dec 127.5 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00196783 (READING)19Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading32 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean6.53 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites2 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation1,453 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature23.67 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature11.6 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature2.74 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Brockton ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±1.8 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.8 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.8 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±1.8 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 17,055 is not 14.3% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share14.3 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official
Foreign residents17,055 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables27Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density1,970 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau9Official
Population65,037 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program21Official
Population covered by crime statistics66,089 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value748,700 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Owner-occupied homes49.69 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Labour force participation rate68.54 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Residents born abroad26.28 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents11.98 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Non-citizens, share of residents14.3 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Flu vaccination coverage72.47 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage6Official
Mammography screening coverage83.3 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate7Official
Residents without health insurance2.86 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher57.26 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official
Households with a vehicle available91.4 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers aged 16 and over36,821 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers mainly working from home24.24 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households using cellular data plans88.71 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official

Alternatives for people set on Waltham

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Newton as a Waltham alternative in the same region

5 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Median gross pay, city: €6,104 Newton vs €4,162 Waltham+47%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 648 Newton vs 951 Waltham−32%
  • Foreign residents: 8.5% Newton vs 14.3% Waltham−41%
  • Residents: 90,741 Newton vs 65,037 Waltham+40%
  • Nearest airport: 15.0 km Newton vs 11.0 km Waltham+36%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Newton vs 3.7% Walthamsame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,923 Newton vs €4,923 Walthamsame level
Full comparisonMore about Newton

Fulshear as a Waltham alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 2613 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 422 Fulshear vs 951 Waltham−56%
  • Median gross pay, city: €5,310 Fulshear vs €4,162 Waltham+28%
  • Nearest airport: 25.0 km Fulshear vs 11.0 km Waltham+127%
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.2 µg/m³ Fulshear vs 5.9 µg/m³ Waltham+56%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,651 Fulshear vs €4,923 Waltham−26%
  • Unemployment: 2.8% Fulshear vs 3.7% Waltham−24%
  • Foreign residents: 14.0% Fulshear vs 14.3% Walthamsame level
Full comparisonMore about Fulshear

Cities near Waltham

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Watertown 4.4 km away
Rent
2,312 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,073 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Belmont 5.1 km away
Rent
2,335 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
7,464 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Waltham, nearest in population first.

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North Little Rock65,120 residentsSaint Cloud65,130 residentsSouth San Francisco64,941 residentsKenner65,136 residentsBellevue64,863 residentsBurnsville65,244 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Waltham?

The median gross salary is 4,923 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Waltham?

The unemployment rate is 3.73 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Waltham?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.9 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Waltham?

Police recorded 951.3 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Waltham?

The published population is 65,037 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Waltham?

17,055 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Waltham a good place to live?

Waltham may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Waltham?

Bemis, Nonantum, West Newton, Newton Corner, Newtonville are near Waltham. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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