Your Guide to Buying a Home in Waltham, MA

Buying a Home in Waltham, Massachusetts

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Waltham is located in Middlesex County

Population: 58,000 Waltham is a city on the Charles River with a population of about 58,000, about 10 miles west of Boston. It was formed in 1738 when it separated from Watertown. The current mayor is Jeannette A. McCarthy. The Waltham Watch Factory, founded in the 1850's, pioneered the mass production of watches. The city was named after Waltham, England. After Frances Cabot Lowell built his cotton mill in Waltham, he expanded his manufacturing enterprises north to the Merrimack Valley. Today his namesake city, less than an hour’s drive from Waltham, features the Lowell National Historical Park, with mill tours, canal boat rides, and intriguing museums that focus on the Industrial Revolution.

Less than an hour south of Waltham is the Blackstone Valley, where Samuel Slater in 1790 built America’s first factory using the water power of the Blackstone River. The Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor (401-762-0250) preserves and interprets a host of Industrial Revolution sites in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.