Location

Nearby schools

School ratings (A+ to F) from HJN community data.

Hosmer Elementary School
PK-5 · Regular · Watertown School District
758 students · 10.7:1 student–teacher
Hosmer Elementary School school rating: B+ 0.3 mi
J. R. Lowell Elementary School
KG-5 · Regular · Watertown School District
422 students · 9.8:1 student–teacher
J. R. Lowell Elementary School school rating: A- 0.6 mi
Perkins School for the Blind
PK-12 · Special Education
171 students · 1.4:1 student–teacher
0.6 mi
St Stephen's Armenian Elementary School
PK-5 · Regular
73 students · 6.7:1 student–teacher
0.9 mi
Watertown Middle School
6-8 · Regular · Watertown School District
583 students · 10.8:1 student–teacher
Watertown Middle School school rating: B- 0.9 mi
Watertown High School
9-12 · Regular · Watertown School District
761 students · 11.1:1 student–teacher
Watertown High School school rating: B- 0.9 mi
Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary School
4-6 · Regular · Belmont School District
1,023 students · 13.8:1 student–teacher
Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary School school rating: A- 1.1 mi
Atrium School
PK-8 · Regular
117 students · 5.1:1 student–teacher
1.1 mi

Nearby places

Within 2 miles of this home: 39+ restaurants and cafés, 15 grocery stores, 33+ parks and green spaces, and 32+ transit stops.

Place data from OpenStreetMap.

Food & drink

D & D Pizza - Subs
0.3 mi
FruttiBerri
0.3 mi
Starbucks
Mount Auburn Street
0.5 mi
Flavor Boom
0.5 mi
Domino's
Arsenal Street
0.5 mi
Subway
Mount Auburn Street
0.5 mi
Demos Watertown
Greek restaurant · Mount Auburn Street
0.5 mi
Dunkin
Mount Auburn Street
0.5 mi

Groceries

Roksana Market
Mount Auburn Street
0.6 mi
La Guanaquita Market
Main Street
0.7 mi
Super Vanak
0.7 mi
Massis Bakery
Mount Auburn Street
0.8 mi
Arax Market
Mount Auburn Street
0.8 mi
Sevan Bakery
Mount Auburn Street
0.8 mi
Roche Bros
Arsenal Yards Boulevard
1.1 mi
Stop & Shop
Watertown Street
1.1 mi

Parks & recreation

O'Connell Park
0.3 mi
Gables Rain Garden Park
0.3 mi
Hosmer Playground
0.4 mi
Victory Field
0.4 mi
Whitney Hill Park
0.5 mi
Lowell Playground
0.6 mi
Pocket Park
0.6 mi
The Delta
0.7 mi

Transit

Mt Auburn St @ Walnut St
0.1 mi
Mt Auburn St @ Bates Rd E
0.1 mi
Mt Auburn St @ Amherst Rd
0.2 mi
Mt Auburn St @ Russell Ave
0.2 mi
Mt Auburn St @ Boylston St
0.2 mi
Mt Auburn St @ Franklin St
0.2 mi
Mt Auburn St @ Parker St
0.3 mi
Mt Auburn St @ Marshall St
0.3 mi

The 02472 market

Homes for sale: 69
Median list price: $799,000

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33Active
$1,185,000
3 bd · 4 ba · 1,592 sqft
41 Paul Street #1, Watertown, MA
Ashley Perkins · Gibson Sotheby's International Realty

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70 Bates Road, Watertown MA 02472

3

Beds

2

Baths

2,072

Sqft

1952

Year built

Estimated value: $1,313,380

Range $1,211,915 – $1,414,845 · as of August 30, 2026

How this estimate has moved

ATTOM automated valuation model · 54 published estimates over 6.7 years · shaded band is the model's own published low-to-high range

$940,072 January 2020$1,313,380 August 2026

Highest reading $1,433,074 in September 2025; lowest $932,178 in April 2020. The vertical scale starts at the series' own low, not at zero — it is drawn to show movement, not absolute size.

Public records

3 beds
2 baths
2,072 sqft
12,139 sqft lot
Built 1952
Stories: 2
Use: RESIDENTIAL
APN WATE M:1107 B:0012A L:0000

Estimate your monthly payment

Home price

Down payment (20%)

$262,676

Loan term

Interest rate (%)

Property tax (%/yr)

Home insurance ($/yr)

HOA ($/mo)

Estimated monthly payment

$8,595/mo

Principal & interest$7,275

Property tax$1,204

Home insurance$117

Loan amount $1,050,704. Estimate only — your actual rate and payment depend on credit, location, and lender.

Tax history

2025 roll

Land: $659,900
Structure: $437,400
Assessed total: $1,097,300
County market value: $1,285,920
Property tax billed: $12,816

Sale & deed history

June 21, 2011Arm's-length$635,000
September 14, 2009Arm's-lengthCash$1

The 02472 market

Homes for sale: 69
Median list price: $799,000

Nearby schools

School ratings (A+ to F) from HJN community data.

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$1,185,000
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41 Paul Street #1, Watertown, MA
Ashley Perkins · Gibson Sotheby's International Realty

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3 bd · 3 ba · 1,853 sqft

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