Cost of living in Watertown, Massachusetts
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,502 a month.
Watertown is a city in Massachusetts. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $126,265 a year.
- People
- 35,543
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,502
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $126,265
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $784,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $3,008
- Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area
Watertown, Massachusetts has about 35,543 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $784,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area) is $3,008 a month. That rate runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, prices sit at 108.3 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Massachusetts taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Watertown's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Massachusetts home paid 30.49¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Watertown's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in Massachusetts averaged $3.13 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 203 places we list in Massachusetts with a rent figure, 15 have higher typical rent than Watertown.
Nearby places
- Belmont
Typical rent $2,527
Compare with Watertown - Newton
Typical rent $2,370
Compare with Watertown - Cambridge
Typical rent $2,787
Compare with Watertown - Arlington
Typical rent $2,082
Compare with Watertown - Waltham
Typical rent $2,268
Compare with Watertown - Brookline
Typical rent $2,835
Compare with Watertown - Somerville
Typical rent $2,517
- Medford
Typical rent $2,509
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Massachusetts
Bigger places in Massachusetts
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.