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Median Home Price in Wakefield, MA

The median home value in Wakefield, MA is $838,213 as of 2026-06-30, up 2.01% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$838,213

Year-over-Year

+2.01%

Population

28,594

Wakefield ranks #40 of 134 Massachusetts cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 25.5% above the state's city median of $668,110. It sits in Middlesex County, where the county-wide median is $833,018.

Crime in Wakefield

Wakefield police recorded a violent crime rate of 175 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 409 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Wakefield

How much does a house cost in Wakefield, MA?

The median home value in Wakefield is $838,213. That's up 2.01% from a year earlier. That is about 25.5% above the typical county in Massachusetts.

Is Wakefield expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Wakefield are more expensive than Middlesex County as a whole, where the median is $833,018 — a difference of about 0.6%.

Is Wakefield a safe place to live?

Wakefield police reported 175 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 28,594. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.