Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:08 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:10 am – 4:15 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People31,591 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 32.712,610 householdsMedian household income $115,366Median home value $705,100Median rent $2,115 a month43% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,885 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate72% of adults are in the labour force, 18,858 employedMain industries: education and health care 33%, professional and business services 19%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 23 minutes53% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle, 27% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages60% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 30% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 69%, Spanish 13%, Chinese 6%, other Indo-European languages 6%10% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 18°F43 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month October46 in of snow a year, on about 17 days15 days above 90°F, 139 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bedford Hanscom Fld station, 7 mi away; snow from Natick
Parks and public landsCharles River Reservationstate park · under a mileCannalonga Memorial Parkstate park · 1.7 miBeaver Brook North Reservationstate park · 2.6 mi · 156 acresBanks Elementary Schoolhistoric site · under a mileBeaver Brook Reservationstate park · 2.6 miNipper Maher Parkpark · under a mileSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 2 Oct 199450 mi away, near Hardwick, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jan 200044 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMiddlesex County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025299 of 365 days measured65 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Middlesex County monitors, MA
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription85% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWaltham Water Departmentserves 65,218 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation49 ft15 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalChildren's Hospital Boston at Walthamunder a milePost officeSouth Waltham Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWaltham City Hallunder a milePoliceWaltham Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationWaltham Fire Department Moody Street Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools10 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high, 8 otherElementaryStanley Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryWhittemore Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleMcDevitt Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeBrandeis University1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLaurence G Hanscom Field BED7.4 miMajor airportBoston Logan International Airport BOS12 miInterstateI-951.6 miUS highwayUS 20under a mileAmtrakBack Bay Station BBY8.6 miRailWalthamMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)under a mileCoachNewton, MA (Bus stop on Washington Street between Centre Street and Bacon Street. Bus will stop at the bus shelters in front of One Newton Place retaiOurBus2.9 miTransit122 stops within a mileMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02453 ZIP area.
