There are 20 hospice facilities serving Wakefield, Massachusetts. This includes 1 facility in Wakefield and 19 nearby. Hospice care costs in Massachusetts range from about $111 to $200 per day, with a median expenditure running approximately $153. The monthly cost averages roughly $4,590 and ranges between $3,330 and $6,000. Yearly, the mean cost is about $55,080, which is the same as the US average of $55,080.
Wakefield is a small city in Middlesex County in Massachusetts. It is included in the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy metropolitan statistical area. The surrounding metropolitan area is home to 3,325,860 inhabitants, but there are 24,733 residing in the city limits. Around 28% of the residents are 55 and over.
Wakefield has an excellent SeniorScore™ of 82. The city has a median per capita income of $40,000 and a median household income is $86,000 (the Massachusetts state average is $73,000). The current unemployment rate is about 7.98% and the mean home price is $612,000, which is relatively higher than the state average of $514,500.
Wakefield has extreme mean temperatures, with cold winters and calm summers. The city gets heavy levels of rainfall each year. In comparison to other cities, Wakefield has excellent water quality ratings, better than average air quality, and a low crime rate.