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Massachusetts·Middlesex County
5 tracts·28K people·$724K median·3,759/mi²
White 85 · Asian 6 · Multiracial 5 · Hispanic 3 · Other 1 · Black 1
Married couple 54 · Living alone 29 · Other 18
Professional 49 · Health 17 · Manufacturing 13 · Retail 10 · Leisure 4 · Public admin 4 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 62 · Sales · office 16 · Service 9 · Construction · maintenance 7 · Production · transport 5
Drive alone 60 · Work from home 25 · Carpool 14 · Transit 6 · Walk 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Wakefield is $723,500 (Census ACS) — 1.6× the US median of $458,812.
Wakefield has 27,793 residents across 5 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.4; the population is 85.5% White, 5.7% Asian, 4.7% Multiracial, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Other and 0.7% Black; the average household has 2.4 people; 59.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 4.9% (Census ACS).
Woodville School (59%), Greenwood (56%) and Walton (53%) lead the elementary schools; Galvin Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (52%); Wakefield Memorial High (58%) and Northeast Metro Regional Vocational (43%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,958/month, 24% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Wakefield is $134,306 a year, 56% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Wakefield, median rent is $1,958/month and the median home value is $723,500 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 88 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Wakefield are earthquake (79), ice storm (78) and inland flooding (51), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.30g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Wakefield, 2.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).