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About Watertown
City in Wisconsin, United StatesWatertown is a city in Jefferson and Dodge counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 22,926 at the 2020 census, of which 14,674 were in Jefferson County and 8,252 were in Dodge County. Division Street, several blocks north of downtown, marks the county line. Watertown is a principal city of the Watertown–Fort Atkinson micropolitan statistical area which is in turn a sub-market of the larger Milwaukee–Waukesha–Racine combined statistical area.
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How Watertown ranks
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Housing in Watertown
The typical Watertown home is worth about $331,000, up 6.3% in a year, close to the Wisconsin typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Watertown
Safety Grade B
Watertown reports less crime per resident than 57% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Watertown
Full picture →About one in 4 of Watertown’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Madison (6%), Oconomowoc (5%) and Milwaukee (3%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
Health in Watertown
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 42% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Wisconsin
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 29 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Watertown
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 21% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Watertown
Full climate →Watertown has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 37 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Watertown
All Watertown schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Watertown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 51% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within WI. Ratings are from neighbors.
Colleges in Watertown
Colleges →of Watertown’s residents are enrolled in college. Maranatha Baptist University has about 473 students on campus.
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