20 Palfrey St, Watertown — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1850 in Watertown, assessed at $2,932,400 for fiscal year 2026; last sold for $515,000 on May 16, 2025.

Rebuilt from the Watertown assessor file as published by MassGIS — not the official card. For the official card, with owner, photo and sketch, ask the Watertown assessor’s office.

Parcel

Location	20 Palfrey St
Map and parcel ID	1009 16 0 1009 16 20A
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 1020)
County	Middlesex

Valuation — fiscal year 2026

Building	$2,932,400
Land	$0
Total assessed	$2,932,400

Building

Year built	1850
Style	Townhouse
Living area	1,750 ft²
Rooms	8
Units	5

Last recorded sale

Price	$515,000
Date	May 16, 2025
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 84098, page 275

5 assessor accounts on this parcel

Condominium units or several buildings share one parcel; each has its own assessment.

Address	Account	Use	Assessed	Last sale
20 Palfrey St	1009 16 20A	Residential Condominium	$847,700	$825,000 March 30, 2022
22 Palfrey St	1009 16 20B	Residential Condominium	$489,100	$515,000 May 16, 2025
24 Palfrey St	1009 16 20C	Residential Condominium	$553,800	$440,000 May 23, 2018
26 Palfrey St	1009 16 20D	Residential Condominium	$525,300	$35,000 November 9, 2015
28 Palfrey St	1009 16 20E	Residential Condominium	$516,500	$327,500 August 22, 2008

What MassDEP has recorded

No tier-classified 21E site and no Activity and Use Limitation is mapped on this parcel.

Within about 500 m (a third of a mile): 0 active tier-classified 21E sites and 6 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Watertown.

What this means

Assessed 101% above the median residential condominium in Watertown ($1,461,700, 975 parcels).
The last sale price is 82% below the current assessment. Massachusetts assessments aim at full market value as of January 1 of the year before the fiscal year.
Built before 1978: the Massachusetts Lead Law applies when a child under six lives there; ask for any lead inspection or letter of compliance.

Point at the centre of the assessor parcel — not a survey.

Data: Watertown assessor file for fiscal year 2026, via MassGIS, retrieved October 30, 2026; MassDEP sites retrieved the same day. Sources and freshness. No owner names are published.

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The report for 20 Palfrey St

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