2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Haverhill, MA vs Waltham, MA

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- The median age of a home in Haverhill is 5.1% younger than the median age of a home in Waltham.
 Haverhill, MAWaltham, MAUnited States
 Median Home Age596242
 Median Home Cost$455,100$681,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months12.9%10.8%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.48.6%29.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.90.5%77.1%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$12.5$11.4$11.0
 Homes Owned56.0%47.3%57.4%
 Housing Vacant3.9%4.9%11.2%
 Homes Rented40.1%47.8%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Haverhill, MAWaltham, MAUnited States
 Average Rent$2,090$3,350$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,300$2,110$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,430$2,300$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,740$2,790$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,120$3,400$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,340$3,750$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Haverhill, MAWaltham, MAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent1.3%1.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.2%0.4%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.3%0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%0.2%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.1%0.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.7%1.9%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Haverhill, MAWaltham, MAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0000.7%0.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.7%0.0%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.3%0.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.3%0.1%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.3%0.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9992.3%0.2%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9995.0%0.6%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99926.0%2.7%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99930.5%7.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99921.4%17.2%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99910.2%50.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.4%16.1%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.7%2.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.4%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.3%0.9%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Haverhill, MAWaltham, MAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.1%0.2%
 2010 to 20146.5%7.7%13.6%
 2000 to 20096.5%7.7%13.6%
 1990 to 19999.6%7.0%13.6%
 1980 to 198916.3%7.7%13.2%
 1970 to 19799.0%11.0%14.8%
 1960 to 19699.6%7.0%13.6%
 1950 to 19596.5%15.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.8%7.9%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier38.3%27.8%12.2%
Reviews for Haverhill    4 Reviews

Haverhill is a historic mill city. The overall vibe is working class. It has some charm throughout. It has some crime and pockets of low end, rundown areas but generally  More

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As a property manager I see 35%-40% of its people moving from high end cities like Reading, Beverly, Danvers and Andover into Haverhill due to the cities historical  More

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Over 15 years ago

Good resturants. Nice city that is up and  More

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Reviews for Waltham    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

My husband and I moved from west of Worcester to Waltham a few months ago and are really enjoying life here. We're situated in an apartment close to Moody Street and  More

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Waltham is home to two well respected colleges/universities: Bentley and Brandeis. That, however, is not all. For within half an hour or so, by commuter train or car,  More

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