Inner Ring · Bus
Watertown
Charles River — Riverfront Park and Braille Trail, Charles River Greenway
$1,000,000Median single-family price (2025)
93Single-family sales (2025)
$875,000Median single-family price (2024)
35,329Population (2020)
Watertown has no rail station; route 70 buses run from Watertown Square to Central Square and University Park, next to the campus. A scheduled ride time could not be verified for this study.
Its 2025 median single-family price was $1,000,000, up 14.3%.
The commute
| Route | Bus — Route 70 bus |
| Station | Watertown Square (routes 70, 71, 73) |
| Main ride | Not verified |
| Connection | Route 70 runs to Central Square and University Park, stopping about 0.2 mi from the campus; routes 71/73 connect to the Red Line at Harvard |
| Station to campus | Not verified |
| Peak service | Route 70 mostly every 20 minutes or better; 71/73 every 15 minutes or better |
Housing, utilities and place
| Median single-family sale price | $1,000,000 (2025) — above the ceiling |
| Change from 2024 | $875,000 → $1,000,000 (14.3%) |
| Walk Score / Transit Score | — / — · most walkable area: Downtown (90), East Watertown (78) |
| Water and sewer | MWRA water and sewer |
| Waterfront | Charles River — Riverfront Park and Braille Trail, Charles River Greenway |
| Flood note | The Pleasant Street corridor lies in the floodplain. |
Against the brief
- ≤45 min Estimated station-to-campus time of 45 minutes or less — not determined
- ≤$850K 2025 median single-family sale price at or under $850,000 — does not meet
- Utilities Public water and sewer town-wide — meets
- Rail Served by subway or commuter rail — does not meet
- Walkable City Walk Score of 70+, or a ranked neighborhood of 70+ — meets
- Water On the coast or a river — meets