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ZIPs02453 Waltham
Metro: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
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30-yr fixed— Freddie Mac PMMS · not published
15-yr fixed— Freddie Mac PMMS · not published
10-yr Treasury5.00% U.S. Treasury · Oct 26, 2026
Job postings, metro84.1 ▲ 6.4% 1yIndeed Hiring Lab · Oct 16, 2026
Unemployment4.0% ▼ 0.3 pt 1yBLS LAUS · Aug 1, 2026
Permits, 12 mo2,103 ▲ 39% 1yCensus BPS · Aug 1, 2026

ZIP tape

FHFA HPI (repeat-sales index) · ZIP / county · as of Jan 1, 2025

ZIPIndex1yRentUnemp*Risk*
02453 Waltham977.2+2.0%—4.0%Rel. high

Index: FHFA repeat-sales index, base 100 in each ZIP’s first year; compare changes, not levels. Rent shows when Zillow data is enabled. * County figure, not ZIP.

Jobs and industry

BLS QCEW · Middlesex County, MA · as of Jan 1, 2026

Natural resources and mining
▼ 4.4%
Construction
▼ 1.7%
Manufacturing
▼ 2.2%
Trade, transportation, and utilities
▼ 2.8%
Information
▼ 10.0%
Financial activities
▲ 0.4%
Professional and business services
▼ 3.7%
Education and health services
▲ 0.4%
Leisure and hospitality
▼ 1.5%
Other services
▼ 0.9%
Private employment change, year over year
Job postings index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH84.1 ▲ 6.4%
WARN notices · MA WARN · Middlesex County, MANo notices filed for this county.

Map

MapLibre + OpenFreeMap · Census 2020 ZCTA shapes

Development pipeline

Census BPS · Middlesex County, MA · as of Aug 1, 2026

Units permitted, 12 mo
2,103 ▲ 39%
Multifamily share (5+ units)
69%

County totals from reported permits. Site-level projects are not in this build.

Alerts

MA WARN · weather and risk desk

No WARN filings in 30 days and no weather or risk headlines this week.

Local news

GDELT; town news feeds · Waltham · as of Oct 23, 2026

Renovate · what to do first

Coming with My Home

Material prices, contractor tightness and nearby permits are coming with My Home. Open the Renovation Workspace