Watertown can call itself the 4th-best city in Massachusetts. At least according to Movoto, a research blog which does real estate reports for all 50 states once a year.
Movoto looked into education, crime, cost of living and gave each city an amenity score as well. Watertown's home values scored high, but its cost of living was quite low, however.
"Watertown scored major points for being one of the first cities established in Massachusetts (it was founded in 1630). With such a rich history, it may not come as a surprise that it was one of the best ranked in number of museums per capita, with five in the area," the blog notes.
"This Boston ‘burb also ranked better than many of the other cities on our list in terms of median home value, at $431,600. To put that into perspective for you, think of it this way: the Massachusetts median home value is $369,302 and the national median home value is $200,419. Clearly, Watertown’s real estate market is in no danger of drowning."
Boston ranked 28th on Movoto's list.
For a complete list of the top 50 cities on Movoto's list, you can check here: http://www.movoto.com/blog/top-ten/the-10-best-cities-in-massachusetts/
