West End Waltham

Waltham, MA

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West End Waltham - Waltham, MA Area Guide

Abundant businesses sit in this upscale neighborhood

Upscale Suburban Waterfront Commuter

Nestled along Interstate 95, Waltham’s West End sits approximately three miles west of the city’s center and 17 miles from Downtown Boston. West End sits on the Cambridge Reservoir, and residents enjoy a variety of rental options, ranging from upscale condos to luxury apartments. The majority of the neighborhood that’s not residential is made up of industrial centers, office buildings, and dense woodlands. Further out from the West End you’ll find stately homes and spacious suburbs. As you near the city, residential streets get busier and there are more big-city amenities to be found.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in West End Waltham is $1,365 for a studio, $1,617 for one bedroom, $2,025 for two bedrooms, and $2,630 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in West End Waltham has increased by 2.3% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 531 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,365/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 771 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,617/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,113 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,025/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,487 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,630/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Somewhat Walkable

Walkability

30 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

No Supermarkets Within a 30 Minute Walk

Groceries

10 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

40 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

20 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

40 / 100

Recreation

Very Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

80 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

30 / 100

Local Vibe

Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

10 / 100

Few to No Nightlife Options Nearby

Nightlife

10 / 100

Moderately Noisy

Quiet Score

50 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Land's Sake Farm
  • Beaver Brook Reservation
  • Mass Audubon's Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Codman Community Farms
  • Hazel Brook Conservation Area

Airports

  • General Edward Lawrence Logan International
  • Worcester Regional

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.