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Waltham, Massachusetts
Renting out property in Waltham
A former mill city on the Charles with two universities, a substantial life-sciences employment base along 128, and a genuinely mixed rental market.
Waltham’s housing stock
- Two- and three-families in the neighborhoods around Moody Street
- Single-family homes in the northern and western neighborhoods
- Newer apartment complexes near the 128 corridor
Who rents in Waltham
Bentley and Brandeis students and staff, life-sciences and technology employees working along 128, and long-standing local families. A car is common here in a way it is not in Somerville or Cambridge.
What makes Waltham different to manage
Waltham has both a student calendar and a corporate relocation calendar running at once, and parking is an actual amenity that affects what a unit achieves. Units near the universities need to be screened and turned on the academic cycle; units near 128 do not.
Common questions about Waltham
Rental registration and inspection requirements are set by each municipality and change from time to time, and we have not independently confirmed Waltham's current rule — so we are not going to state one here. Confirm it with the City of Waltham Inspectional Services. Livo Properties handles registration and inspection scheduling for the properties it manages, including confirming what the city currently requires.
Two- and three-families in the neighborhoods around Moody Street; Single-family homes in the northern and western neighborhoods; Newer apartment complexes near the 128 corridor. In practice a former mill city on the Charles with two universities, a substantial life-sciences employment base along 128, and a genuinely mixed rental market.
Bentley and Brandeis students and staff, life-sciences and technology employees working along 128, and long-standing local families. A car is common here in a way it is not in Somerville or Cambridge.
Waltham has both a student calendar and a corporate relocation calendar running at once, and parking is an actual amenity that affects what a unit achieves. Units near the universities need to be screened and turned on the academic cycle; units near 128 do not.
All of it — including Moody Street / Downtown, Waltham Highlands, Bleachery, Piety Corner, Prospect Hill and Cedarwood. Livo Properties manages residential rental property across Greater Boston, so a portfolio spread over several cities is handled by the same team on the same statement.
Fitchburg commuter rail at Waltham and Brandeis/Roberts; Route 128 and the Mass Pike within minutes; Bus service to Harvard Square and Watertown. Transit access is one of the strongest drivers of what a unit achieves, and it is a factor in every rental analysis we produce.
Areas near Waltham we manage
Property management in Newton
Thirteen villages rather than one city, with a rental market of single-family homes, two-families and condos let largely to families and relocating professionals.
Newton guide
Property management in Watertown
A dense small city on the Charles between Newton and Cambridge, with a large stock of two-family houses and a life-sciences employment base growing along Arsenal Street.
Watertown guide
Property management in Weston
The least dense of the towns bordering Newton — large lots, protected open space and almost entirely single-family homes, where a rental is usually a whole house.
Weston guideThinking about renting out a Waltham property?
Start with a conversation and a written quote. Clients then get a written rental analysis: what the unit should ask, what it needs before it goes to market, and how quickly it is likely to lease in Waltham.