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Wakefield is a small city of 27,793 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It's about 12 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $724k and rent runs about $2k a month.
27,793people
$724kTypical home
$1,958/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
59"Snow
233Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,793
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,759 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Boston, MA
- 12 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $724k (≈$4,562/mo)
- Median rent $1,958/mo
- Median household income $134k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (144 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (379 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to BOS airport
- 10 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 69 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 121 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,537 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 205 bars within 25 mi
- 1,371 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 228 museums within 25 mi
- 52 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Middlesex County: D+39 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk