Metro area · CBSA 48060
Watertown
The Watertown, NY metro area has 115,040 people. Median rent is $1,213, 22.0% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Jefferson County at $1,453. Of the 23 places we track here, Evans Mills has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$66,301
Median home value
$188,200
Unemployment
5.9%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,453
HUD, Jefferson County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watertown | 24,375 | $967 | 22.4% |
| Fort Drum | 16,065 | $1,622 | 31.2% |
| Carthage | 3,510 | $913 | 18.8% |
| Calcium | 2,935 | $1,347 | 28.0% |
| West Carthage | 1,864 | $985 | 23.7% |
| Clayton | 1,661 | $1,071 | 21.2% |
| Black River | 1,651 | $906 | 12.5% |
| Adams | 1,531 | $900 | 16.8% |
| Sackets Harbor | 1,490 | $1,343 | 20.9% |
| Alexandria Bay | 1,212 | $625 | 13.6% |
| Adams Center | 1,075 | $1,213 | 16.6% |
| Theresa | 945 | $946 | 19.4% |
| Great Bend | 938 | $1,345 | 24.3% |
| Pamelia Center | 907 | $1,213 | 22.0% |
| Philadelphia | 821 | $850 | 14.6% |
| Dexter | 754 | $620 | 15.1% |
| Brownville | 700 | $1,213 | 14.3% |
| Antwerp | 683 | $1,213 | 25.6% |
| Cape Vincent | 658 | $858 | 16.6% |
| Evans Mills | 653 | $700 | 11.8% |
| Chaumont | 650 | $875 | 13.8% |
| Glen Park | 624 | $1,096 | 19.8% |
| La Fargeville | 512 | $1,213 | 23.8% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.