Waltham, MA Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For
What homes actually sell for in Waltham: a median closing price of $835,000 across 260 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, plus the full price spread.
If you invest in or around Waltham, the number that matters is what homes actually close for, not what sellers are asking. Here is what Waltham sale prices look like right now, built from the closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, as of September 2026.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 6 months: 260
- •Median sold price, last 6 months: $835,000
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 6 months: $485
- •Middle half of sales closed between: $680,000 and $1,128,000
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 260 closed sales in Waltham over the last six months, with a median closing price of $835,000. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $680,000 and $1,128,000. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. Across the 260 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $392 and $584 per square foot.
Figures last updated September 6, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in Waltham, MA (September 2026)
The median home price in Waltham is $835,000, measured across the 260 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months. The middle half of those sales closed between $680,000 and $1,128,000.
Where Waltham sale prices land
Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Waltham over the last six months that carry a usable sale date, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $680,000 and $1,128,000. Among the 40 Massachusetts markets with a published band, Waltham's middle-half spread ($680,000 to $1,128,000) ranks 23rd from the narrowest. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median. Measured as the ratio of the upper to the lower quartile, its middle-half spread ranks in the 48th percentile of the 2,187 US markets in Resideline's national Market Watch set, on data as of September 4, 2026.
How long a sale takes here
- •Listed to under contract: a median of 21 days, across 123 Waltham closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
- •Contract to closing: a median of 28 days, across 99 Waltham closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
The Waltham angle
Waltham's six-month record in our data: 260 tracked closings, a median closed sale price of $835,000, and a middle half from $680,000 to $1,128,000, a spread close to typical for the markets we track. The asymmetry deserves more attention than the width: there is substantially more room above the median than below it, so upside estimates separate from the midpoint quickly while downside estimates stay comparatively anchored. If you are pricing an above-average Waltham property, expect the honest range of possibilities to be wide and insist on comps that truly match. For an ordinary property, the median plus the band frames the answer well.
From market read to offer price
A market read is the backdrop. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.
And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.
Run any Waltham address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.
Cite this
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Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Waltham, MA
Geography: incorporated municipality, Census place 2572600
Data updated: September 2026
Analysis period: last six months
Tracked closings: 260
Median sold price: $835,000
Median sold $/sqft: $485 (260 qualifying)
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Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Waltham over the last six months, and is refreshed when the data is.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Waltham?
The median sold price in Waltham over the last 6 months is $835,000, measured across 260 closings Resideline tracked.
How many homes sold in Waltham last month?
Resideline tracked 43 closed sales in Waltham in August 2026, out of 260 closings tracked over the last six months. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.
What is the typical sale price range in Waltham?
The middle half of Waltham sales over the last six months closed between $680,000 and $1,128,000, with a median of $835,000.
What is the typical price per square foot in Waltham?
Among qualifying Waltham closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median sold price per square foot was $485, measured across 260 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
How should I price an above-average property in Waltham?
Expect a wide honest range. In Waltham the stretch from $835,000 up to $1,128,000 is considerably longer than the stretch down to $680,000, so stronger properties separate from the median in large increments. The estimate should come from closed sales that share the subject's strengths, and the further above the median it lands, the better matched those sales need to be.