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Wakefield vs Enfield vs Wakefield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Enfield has the most affordable homes ($253k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Wakefield | Enfield | Wakefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 27,793Lowest |
41,090Highest |
27,793Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +8.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±1.7Highest 9% above U.S. |
40.7±1.9Lowest 5% above U.S. |
42.4±1.7Highest 9% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 20%±2.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20%±2.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 19%±1.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19%±1.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
59.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $134,306±$14kHighest 66% above U.S. |
$90,404±$5kLowest 12% above U.S. |
$134,306±$14kHighest 66% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $723,500±$24kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$252,900±$7kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$723,500±$24kHighest 117% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,958±$102Highest 39% above U.S. |
$1,574±$83Lowest 11% above U.S. |
$1,958±$102Highest 39% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,779Highest 149% above U.S. |
$5,360Lowest 72% above U.S. |
$7,779Highest 149% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.7%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±6.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.7%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Enfield and Wakefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
70.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1963Highest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 26% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 26% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 24.6%±3.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.5%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24.6%±3.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #179 of 282 in MA | #123 of 149 in CT | #179 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical · Wakefield | Capitol Region Education Council · Enfield School District | — |
| High school in town | Northeast Metro Regional Vocational | Enfield High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
13.5Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.