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Middlesex County

Population in July 2008: 32,365. Population change since 2000: -1.9%
 

Males: 14,977  (46.3%)
Females: 17,388  (53.7%)

Median resident age:  36.7 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 02172, 02272, 02277, 02471, 02472, 02477.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $73,402 (it was $59,764 in 2000)
Watertown:  $73,402
Massachusetts:  $62,365

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $41,080
Watertown:  $41,080
Massachusetts:  $32,822

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $498,291 (it was $275,900 in 2000)
Watertown:  $498,291
Massachusetts:  $366,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $501,397; Detached houses: $514,967; Townhouses or other attached units: $454,665; In 2-unit structures: $559,730; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $611,290; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $384,228; Mobile homes: $231,250
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Races in Watertown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • Black (1.7%)
  • Chinese (1.5%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
  • Asian Indian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Watertown: 136.4 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (23.1%), Italian (19.7%), English (8.8%), German (5.9%), Greek (3.8%), French (3.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 36 feet

Land area: 4.11 square miles.

Population density: 7875 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Watertown

  • High school or higher: 87.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 21.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Watertown city

  • Never married: 41.2%
  • Now married: 43.0%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 6.7%

6,707 residents are foreign born (8.5% Asia, 7.9% Europe, 2.3% Latin America).

This city:  20.3%
Massachusetts:  12.2%


According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Watertown, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Watertown to the number of sex offenders is 16183 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Watertown:  1.0% ($2,667)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Newton, MA (2.7 miles , pop. 83,829).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (5.9 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (174.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Belmont, MA (1.2 miles ), Newton, MA (1.7 miles ), Waltham, MA (1.7 miles ), Arlington, MA (1.8 miles ), Cambridge, MA (1.9 miles ), Brookline, MA (1.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $84,000
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $76,700
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $104,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $138,000
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $87,300
  • 2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $70,900
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $179,700
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $272,400
  • 2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $192,900
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $117,500
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $200,000
  • 2008: 0 buildings

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 42.37 N, Longitude: 71.18 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,165 (-9.6%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 3,312 (17.5%)

Area codes: 617, 857

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Watertown, Massachusetts business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -289 (-0.9%).

Unemployment in May 2009:
Here:  6.3%
Massachusetts:  8.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)
  • Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Computer specialists (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Engineers (3%)
  • Business operations specialists (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Accountants and auditors (3%)
  • Registered nurses (3%)



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Crime in Watertown by Year
Type 1999 2000 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 0000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0303123
    per 100,000 0.09.00.09.13.16.29.4
Robberies 65101815912
    per 100,000 18.415.129.954.846.127.737.4
Assaults 104623424462641
    per 100,000 319.2186.8101.873.1141.580.0127.9
Burglaries 6463818411677114
    per 100,000 196.4189.8242.6255.9356.8236.9355.5
Thefts 589561470415518452464
    per 100,000 1807.71690.41407.41264.21593.21390.91447.1
Auto thefts 62494154352032
    per 100,000 190.3147.6122.8164.5107.661.599.8
Arson 62N/AN/A1000
    per 100,000 190.3N/AN/A3.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 170.6141.8112.4120.0141.9106.4135.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 79 (68 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.10
US city average:  3.00

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Watertown-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 14% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.0 miles away from the Watertown city center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 9/29/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.0 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Watertown-area historical earthquake activity is above Massachusetts state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 80.9 miles away from Watertown center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 56.0 miles away from the city center
On 7/22/2003 at 11:41:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 65.2 miles away from the city center
On 10/6/1992 at 15:38:04, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.9 miles away from Watertown center
On 10/2/1994 at 14:36:36, a magnitude 3.3 (3.1 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 53.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/10/1999 at 10:52:16, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 34.0 miles away from Watertown center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Birthplace of: Maria White Lowell - (1821-1853), poet.


Main business address for: OXIGENE INC (BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES)), ACUSPHERE INC (PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS), IONICS INC (SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY, NEC), BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC (SERVICES-CHILD DAY CARE SERVICES), V I TECHNOLOGIES INC (BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES)).


Hospitals/medical centers near Watertown:
  • MCLEAN HOSPITAL CORPORATION (about 2 miles; BELMONT, MA)
  • NEWTON-WELLESLEY HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; NEWTON, MA)
  • CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA)

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Amtrak stations near Watertown:
  • 6 miles: BACK BAY (BOSTON, 145 DARTMOUTH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 7 miles: BOSTON, NORTH STATION (BOSTON, 126 CAUSEWAY ST.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area.
  • 7 miles: BOSTON (SO. STA) (BOSTON, ATLANTIC AVE. & SUMMER ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/Universities in Watertown:
  • NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF ACUPUNCTURE INC (Full-time enrollment: 244; Location: 40 Belmont Street; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.nesa.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • CASS SCHOOL OF FLORAL DESIGN (Location: 531 MT AUBURN ST; Private, for-profit)
  • FAMILY INSTITUTE OF CAMBRIDGE INC (Location: 51 KONDAZIAN ST; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master's degree)
  • NEW ENGLAND FUEL INSTITUTE TECHNICAL TRAINING CTR (Location: 20 SUMMER ST BOX 9137; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.nefi.com)
  • THE POLARITY INSTITUTE (Location: 17 SPRING ST; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Watertown:
  • BENTLEY COLLEGE (about 3 miles; WALTHAM, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,651)
  • HARVARD UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; FT enrollment: 20,531)
  • LESLEY UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; FT enrollment: 3,700)
  • BOSTON COLLEGE (about 4 miles; CHESTNUT HILL, MA; FT enrollment: 13,341)
  • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 5 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; FT enrollment: 9,895)
  • BOSTON UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 25,110)
  • BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC (about 5 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,122)
Public high school in Watertown:
  • WATERTOWN HIGH (Students: 738; Location: 50 COLUMBIA STREET; Grades: 9th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
Private high school in Watertown:
  • PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (Students: 198; Location: 175 NORTH BEACON STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Watertown:
  • WATERTOWN MIDDLE (Students: 545; Location: 68 WAVERLEY AVENUE; Grades: 6th grade Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
  • HOSMER (Students: 545; Location: 1 CONCORD RD; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
  • JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL (Students: 402; Location: 175 ORCHARD STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
  • CUNNIFF (Students: 261; Location: 246 WARREN STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
Private elementary/middle schools in Watertown:
  • ST STEPHENS ARMENIAN ELEMENTAR (Students: 138; Location: 47 NICHOLS AVE; Grades: PK - 5)
  • ATRIUM SCHOOL (Students: 138; Location: 552 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
  • NEW ENGLAND HOME-ORCHARD (Students: 29; Location: 917 BELMONT; Grades: UG - UG)
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Library in Watertown:
  • WATERTOWN FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,653,889; Location: 123 MAIN ST.; 129,884 books; 6,587 audio materials; 6,751 video materials; 364 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Watertown: Oakley Country Club (A), Victory Field (B), Fillippello Playground (C), North End Fire Station (D), East Library (E), North Branch Watertown Free Public Library (F), East End Fire Station (G), Armenian Library and Museum of America (H), Earthwatch Library (I), Braille and Talking Book Library (J), Waverly Reading Room (K), Watertown Townhall (L). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Arsenal Mall Shopping Center (1), Watertown Mall Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Watertown include: Watertown Evangelical Church (A), Christ Lutheran Church (B), Church of the Good Shepherd (C), Saint Teresas Roman Catholic Church (D), Saint Stephens Armenian Church (E), Saint Stephens Armenian Apostolic Church (F), Saint Patricks Church (G), Saint Johns United Methodist Church (H), Saint Johns Methodist Episcopal Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Ridgelawn Cemetery (1), Calvary Cemetery (2), Mount Auburn Cemetery (3), Saint Patricks Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Sawins Pond (A), Halecyon Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Laundry Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Watertown include: Coolidge Playground (1), How Park (2), Saltonstall Park (3), Moxley Playground (4), Bemis Playground (5), Whitney Hill Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Brighton Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Historical Society of Watertown (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 28 Marshall Street), Allsportglobal (Arcades & Amusements; 34 Merrill Road), Andean Treks (Tours & Charters; 32 Russell Avenue).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Watertown and their reported violations in the past:

WATERTOWN WATER DEPT. (MWRA) (Population served: 32986, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Public Education - Between JAN-01-1996 and SEP-03-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-09-1997), St Compliance achieved (SEP-03-1997), St AO (w/penalty) issued (NOV-19-1997), St Compliance achieved (JUN-10-1998)

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  50.1%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.5%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  6.3%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  2.9%
Whole state:  4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Watertown, MA


People in group quarters in Watertown
  • 658 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 351 people in nursing homes
  • 120 people in institutions for the blind
  • 54 people in religious group quarters
  • 40 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 4 people in homes for the mentally ill


Watertown compared to Massachusetts state average:

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  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Watertown (2009 data):
  • Watertown Savings Bank: at 60 Main Street, East Watertown Branch, Nonantum Branch, Watertown Square Drive Up Branch, Arsenal On The Charles Branch, Warrendale Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,182.7 mil, Deposits: $1,083.4 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 10 total offices
  • RBS Citizens, National Association: Stop & Shop Watertown Branch, Watertown Branch, Watertown Pleasant Stop And Shop Bra. Info updated 2007-09-19: Bank assets: $129,726.0 mil, Deposits: $73,811.7 mil, headquarters in Providence, RI, negative income in the last year, 1175 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
  • Wainwright Bank & Trust Company: Watertown Square Branch at One Church Street, branch established on 2000-09-25. Info updated 2006-12-12: Bank assets: $1,055.4 mil, Deposits: $717.4 mil, headquarters in Boston, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices
  • Cambridge Savings Bank: Watertown Branch at 54 Arsenal Street, branch established on 2007-04-17. Info updated 2007-01-05: Bank assets: $2,092.4 mil, Deposits: $1,634.7 mil, headquarters in Cambridge, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Cambridge Financial Group, Inc.
  • Bank of America, National Association: Watertown Square Branch at 39 Main Street, branch established on 1953-06-29. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Benjamin Franklin Bank: Watertown Branch at 430 Main Street, branch established on 2007-08-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $997.8 mil, Deposits: $657.8 mil, headquarters in Franklin, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc.
  • Belmont Savings Bank: Watertown Square Branch at 53 Mount Auburn Street, branch established on 2001-09-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $498.0 mil, Deposits: $283.9 mil, headquarters in Belmont, MA, negative income in the last year, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 4 total offices



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Watertown travel time to work
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (49%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (41%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Watertown

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Church of ChristEpiscopal ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Adherents73.6%2.3%2.0%1.7%1.3%
Congregations18.5%10.7%7.3%6.6%1.6%
NameMuslim EstimateAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAArmenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate EtchmiadzinUnitarian Universalist AssociationOther religions
Adherents1.2%1.0%1.0%0.9%15.1%
Congregations0.9%7.6%0.5%4.5%41.7%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 18$84,461$56,3074$1,758
Other Government Administration 19$94,431$59,64113$13,358
Police Protection - Officers 55$358,753$78,2730$0
Police - Other 13$31,654$29,21924$27,748
Firefighters 92$444,322$57,9550$0
Fire - Other 2$6,550$39,3000$0
Streets and Highways 21$90,409$51,6620$0
Welfare 1$4,513$54,1560$0
Health 7$25,467$43,6580$0
Solid Waste Management 0$0 1$1,028
Sewerage 3$11,932$47,7280$0
Parks and Recreation 9$36,973$49,29710$7,224
Natural Resources 4$7,450$22,3500$0
Water Supply 11$45,774$49,9350$0
Elementary and Secondary - Instruction 225$1,049,177$55,95682$73,971
Elementary and Secondary - Other Total 74$227,481$36,88917$6,819
Local Libraries 22$141,050$76,93614$11,648
Other and Unallocable 7$38,918$66,7171$2,028
Totals for Government 583$2,699,315$55,561166$145,582


Watertown government finances in 2006:
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,556,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $6,769,000
    All Other: $2,438,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $501,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $368,000
    Parks and Recreation: $260,000
    Parking Facilities: $216,000
    Solid Waste Management: $39,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $32,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $20,000
  • Construction - Libraries: $780,000
    Regular Highways: $485,000
    General - Other: $41,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $36,676,000
    General - Other: $15,098,000
    Local Fire Protection: $6,720,000
    Police Protection: $6,579,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,766,000
    Regular Highways: $2,469,000
    Libraries: $1,704,000
    Financial Administration: $1,088,000
    Water Utilities: $751,000
    Parks and Recreation: $462,000
    Sewerage: $439,000
    Health - Other: $411,000
    Central Staff Services: $350,000
    Housing and Community Development: $259,000
    General Public Buildings: $204,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $202,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $94,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $7,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $11,504,000
    Benefit Payments: $8,600,000
    Other Investments - Other: $7,909,000
    From Parent Local Government: $2,789,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $1,797,000
    From Other Governments: $1,010,000
  • Employee Retirement – Corporate Bonds: $18,694,000
  • Employee Retirement – Corporate Stocks: $33,793,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $325,000
    All Other: $95,000
    Education: $37,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,679,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,030,000
    Health - Other: $10,000
    Central Staff Services: $9,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $6,822,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,844,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,325,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $22,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,750,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $4,390,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,084,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $871,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $862,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $43,340,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,063,000
    Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $473,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $5,606,000
    General - Other: $1,416,000
    Regular Highways: $874,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $506,000
    Sewerage: $439,000
    Police Protection: $235,000
    Water Utilities: $180,000
    Libraries: $23,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $21,649,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $4,656,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $14,530,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $8,628,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $9,147,000
    Education: $7,447,000
    All Other: $1,400,000
    Highways: $300,000
    Water Utilities: $158,000
    Public Welfare: $17,000
  • Tax - Property: $61,849,000
    Other Selective Sales: $267,000
    Other License: $228,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $37,567,000

7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($52,906 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.07%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.52% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,266 average AGI)
Middlesex County:  0.52%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Suffolk County, MA  1.47% ($54,668 average AGI)
from Essex County, MA  0.61% ($47,527)
from Norfolk County, MA  0.59% ($73,785)


7.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($62,506 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.59%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,062 average AGI)
Middlesex County:  0.16%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Suffolk County, MA  1.22% ($53,734 average AGI)
to Essex County, MA  0.79% ($62,439)
to Worcester County, MA  0.70% ($58,665)


Strongest AM radio stations in Watertown:
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WNTN (1550 AM; 10 kW; NEWTON, MA; Owner: COLT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WBPS (1150 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF BOSTON LICENSEE, L.L.C.)
  • WUNR (1600 AM; 20 kW; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: CHAMPION BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • WEZE (590 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: NEW ENGLAND CONTINENTAL MEDIA, INC.)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WILD (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF BOSTON LICENSES, LLC)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Watertown:
  • WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WJMN (94.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCRB (102.5 FM; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WCRB LICE)
  • WTKK (96.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
  • WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBCN (104.1 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: HEMISPHERE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WZLX (100.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF BOSTON)
  • WERS (88.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: EMERSON COLLEGE)
  • W267AI (101.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WZBC (90.3 FM; NEWTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE)
  • WHRB (95.3 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: HARVARD RADIO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WFNX (101.7 FM; LYNN, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WMBR (88.1 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: TECHNOLOGY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBRS (100.1 FM; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Watertown:
  • WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
  • WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
  • WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
  • WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
  • W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
  • WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
  • WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
  • WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
  • WJAR (Channel 10; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSBE-TV (Channel 36; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELECOM. AUTHORITY)
  • WNDS (Channel 50; DERRY, NH; Owner: CTV OF DERRY, INC)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)


See more detailed statistics of Watertown fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Marin Fettman, 410 Belmont Street (4bs-0624-D), Type: Tower, Structure height: 38.7 m, Overall height: 38.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00072622
    Registrant: Omnipoint Communications Inc., 12920 Se 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4
  • 356 Belmont St, Call Sign: KNDL995, Licensee ID: L00032947
    Assigned Frequencies : 158.970 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/06/2002, Expiration Date: 08/17/2012
    Registrant: City Of Watertown, 34 Cross St, Watertown, MA 02472, Phone: (617) 972-6553, Fax: (617) 972-6409, Email:
  • Lat: 42.368889 Lon: -71.150833, Call Sign: WPSV746
    Assigned Frequencies : 452.075 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/03/2001, Expiration Date: 08/03/2011, Certifier: Signature On File
    Registrant: Industrial Communications & Electronics, 40 Lone Street, Marshfield, MA 02050, Phone: (781) 319-1011, Fax: (781) 837-4000
  • Lat: 42.363944 Lon: -71.158861, Call Sign: WPVT463
    Assigned Frequencies : 461.037 MHz, 462.912 MHz, 466.287 MHz, 469.487 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/15/2002, Expiration Date: 08/15/2012, Certifier: Joan Anderberg
    Registrant: Advanced Wireless Communications, 20855 Kensington Blvd, Lakeville, MN 55044-7486, Phone: (952) 468-0122
  • Lat: 42.368639 Lon: -71.190111, Call Sign: WQBR990
    Assigned Frequencies : 462.200 MHz, 462.400 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/02/2004, Expiration Date: 12/02/2014, Certifier: Joseph N Henry
    Registrant: Skylines Unlimtied Inc, 100 Stone Church Road, Carlisle, PA 17013, Phone: (717) 218-5003, Fax: (717) 218-5005, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6
  • STATION, 67 Pleasant St, Structure height: 6.1 m, Overall height: 12.2 m, Call Sign: WNEH384
    Assigned Frequencies : 954.950 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/28/1994, Expiration Date: 12/28/1999, Cancelation Date: 10/04/1999
    Registrant: Phone: (617) 924-7600
  • Watertown, MA, Various Locations, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPNM312
    Assigned Frequencies : 952.831 MHz, 952.831 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/12/2008, Expiration Date: 05/22/2018
    Registrant: Itron, Inc., 2111 N Molter Rd, Liberty Lake, WA 99019, Phone: (509) 891-3636, Fax: (509) 891-3727, Email:
  • BOS0022245, 75 Main St, Type: Pole, Structure height: 13.7 m, Call Sign: WPQR677
    Assigned Frequencies : 18000.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/05/2000, Expiration Date: 09/05/2010, Cancelation Date: 06/26/2002, Certifier: Terri B Natoli Esq
    Registrant: Backlink Iii, LLC, 460 Herndon Parkway, Suite 100, Herndon, VA 20170, Phone: (703) 326-4650, Fax: (703) 326-4185, Email:
  • Arsenal Mall, MA, 617 Arsenal Street, Type: Pole, Structure height: 38.9 m, Overall height: 44.9 m, Call Sign: WQCW874
    Assigned Frequencies : 22725.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/14/2005, Expiration Date: 06/14/2015, Certifier: Robert Todd
    Registrant: Consolidated Spectrum Services, 22 Merrill Drive, Atkinson, NH 03811, Phone: (603) 362-5977, Fax: (603) 362-5977, Email:
  • WATERTOWN, 34 Chestnut St, Type: Building, Structure height: 12.2 m, Call Sign: WQHJ752
    Assigned Frequencies : 10855.0 MHz, 10735.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/16/2007, Expiration Date: 08/16/2017, Certifier: Mark Quella
    Registrant: Schwartz, Woods & Miller, 1233 20th Street, N.W. Suite 610, Washington, DC 20036-7322, Phone: (202) 833-1700, Fax: (202) 833-2351, Email:
  • WTTWMAWC, 142 Walnut Street, Type: Building, Structure height: 8.5 m, Call Sign: WQJH461
    Assigned Frequencies : 19425.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/10/2008, Expiration Date: 09/10/2018, Certifier: Eric Miller
    Registrant: Nextlink Wireless Inc., 13865 Sunrise Valley Drive, Herndon, VA 20171, Phone: (703) 547-2395, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 68 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Watertown)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 10 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Watertown)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 5 full tracts)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED572$251,009390$292,76269$137,8849$548,66796$358,1880$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED53$270,24543$294,65115$103,5331$533,0007$300,1431$61,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED69$254,174188$295,89449$112,5310$042$258,5240$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN54$219,66764$305,3445$170,6000$011$293,6360$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS11$280,90923$358,9131$250,0000$01$391,0000$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 3701.01 , 3701.02, 3702.00, 3703.00, 3704.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 5 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED68$304,4269$364,0004$286,500
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED8$247,7504$369,2501$566,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$331,5000$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 3701.01 , 3701.02, 3702.00, 3703.00, 3704.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 70
  • Hazardous Condition: 226
  • Service Call: 2

Incident types - Watertown


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Watertown, MA

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