Waltham, MA
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Market snapshotPerformance indicators for the Waltham short-term rental market based on reliable data.
Listings
50 / 177
Reliable / Active
Cap Rate
7%
Middle-Earners Gross Yield
Revenue
$53,112
Middle-Earners Revenue
Occupancy
76%
Middle-Earners Occupancy
Home Value
$790,288
Median Home Sale Price
Top Earners
$84,725
Top-Earners Revenue
Waltham
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Generally Investor friendly
Waltham Regulations
The city explicitly bans STRs only for ADUs; primary units and other property types are permitted subject to state DOR registration, modest taxes, and potential local business/lodging requirements, plus safety and insurance standards. Investor risk is moderate with clear compliance steps and no clear hard caps disclosed.
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About Waltham
Waltham ( WAWL-tham) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, and was an early center for the labor movement as well as a major contributor to the American Industrial Revolution. The original home of the Boston Manufacturing Company, the city was a prototype for 19th century industrial city planning, spawning what became known as the Waltham-Lowell system of labor and production. The city is now a center for research and higher education, home to Brandeis University and Bentley University as well as industrial powerhouse Raytheon Technologies. The population was 65,218 at the census in 2020.Waltham has been called "watch city" because of its association with the watch industry. Waltham Watch Company opened its factory in Waltham in 1854 and was the first company to make watches on an assembly line. It won the gold medal in 1876 at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. The company produced over 35 million watches, clocks and instruments before it closed in 1957.