Median mortgage payment for 2018: $2,382
Median rent for 2018: $1,584
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $204,083 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $114,999 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $89,084 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $14,982 |
| Housing | $517,294 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $302,480 |
| --Utilities | $104,269 |
| --Operations | $39,278 |
| --Supplies | $19,234 |
| --Furnishings | $52,236 |
| Apparel | $47,984 |
| --Men & Boys | $10,731 |
| --Women & Girls | $19,436 |
| --Children < 2 | $202 |
| --Footwear | $10,123 |
| Transportation | $251,257 |
| --New Vehicles | $46,971 |
| --Used Vehicles | $53,653 |
| --Fuel | $54,260 |
| --Insurance | $25,105 |
| --Public Transit | $21,056 |
| Healthcare | $127,957 |
| Entertainment | $83,010 |
| --Pets | $17,007 |
| --Toys | $4,049 |
| Personal Care Products | $19,841 |
| Books & Literature | $2,834 |
| Education | $36,241 |
| Tobacco Products | $8,908 |
| Miscellaneous | $25,510 |
| Retirement | $48,591 |
| Non-health Insurance | $187,886 |
| Total Expenditures | $1,576,379 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Waltham city, Massachusetts | 61,908 |
| 2015 | Waltham city, Massachusetts | 62,438 |
| 2016 | Waltham city, Massachusetts | 62,699 |
| 2017 | Waltham city, Massachusetts | 62,832 |
| 2018 | Waltham city, Massachusetts | 62,979 |