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Wakefield, MA

U.S. News Ratings
Population: 24,846
Crime: Low
Cost of Living: High
Health Care: Limited
Housing Price: High
Income: Average
Climate
Summers in Wakefield are warm and mild, while winters are cold.
Geography
Wakefield is north of Boston, along the southern shore of Lake Quannapowitt.
Cultural Attractions
The community has several celebrations, including Town Day and a fall Homecoming.
Recreation
Walkers, bikers, and windsurfers enjoy the water and shoreline of Lake Quannapowitt.
Historical
Wakefield helped popularize the use of wicker in the United States thanks to the Wakefield Rattan Company, established in the mid-1850s.
Air quality [details] 102
Percentage of days where air quality is good [details] 93.0%
Number of doctors associated with the county [details] 4,644
Hospitals in the location itself / within 15 miles / within 30 miles 0 / 88 / 128
America's Best Hospitals in the location itself / within 30 miles / within 50 miles 0 / 12 / 12
Closest hospitals
Name City/State Ranked in America's Best Hospitals
No data available.
Closest nursing homes ranked by U.S. News
Name City/State Overall Rating Medicare/Medicaid Participation
Greenwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Wakefield, MA 5 out of 5 stars Medicare and Medicaid
Kirkwood Nursing Home Wakefield, MA 2 out of 5 stars Medicare and Medicaid
Wakefield Care & Rehabilitation Center Wakefield, MA 1 out of 5 stars Medicare and Medicaid
Bear Hill Nursing Center At Wakeflied Stoneham, MA 5 out of 5 stars Medicare and Medicaid
Life Care Center Of Stoneham Stoneham, MA 4 out of 5 stars Medicare and Medicaid
Daniels House Nursing Home Reading, MA 5 out of 5 stars Medicaid
Wingate At Reading Rehab & Skilled Nurs Resid Reading, MA 4 out of 5 stars Medicare and Medicaid
Epoch Senior Healthcare Of Melrose Melrose, MA 4 out of 5 stars Medicare and Medicaid
Golden Living Center-Melrose Melrose, MA 5 out of 5 stars Medicare and Medicaid
Golden Living Center-The Elmhurst Melrose, MA 4 out of 5 stars Medicare
Tuell Nursing Home Melrose, MA 5 out of 5 stars Medicare and Medicaid
Hammersmith House Nursing Care Center Saugus, MA 5 out of 5 stars Medicare and Medicaid
Saugus Care And Rehabilitation Center Saugus, MA 3 out of 5 stars Medicare and Medicaid
Woburn Nursing Center, INC Woburn, MA 5 out of 5 stars Medicare and Medicaid
Golden Living Center-Dexter House Malden, MA 5 out of 5 stars Medicare and Medicaid
Aberjona Nursing Center, INC Winchester, MA 5 out of 5 stars Medicare and Medicaid
Winchester Nursing Center, INC Winchester, MA 4 out of 5 stars Medicare and Medicaid
Phillips Manor Nursing Home Lynn, MA 5 out of 5 stars Medicare and Medicaid
Meadow View Care And Rehabilitation Center North Reading, MA 1 out of 5 stars Medicare and Medicaid
Peabody Glen Health Care Center Peabody, MA 1 out of 5 stars Medicare and Medicaid
Pilgrim Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center Peabody, MA 3 out of 5 stars Medicare and Medicaid
Renaissance Gardens At Brooksby Village Peabody, MA 4 out of 5 stars Medicare and Medicaid
Brighten At Medford Medford, MA 2 out of 5 stars Medicare and Medicaid
Courtyard Nursing Care Center Medford, MA 2 out of 5 stars Medicare and Medicaid
Glen Ridge Nursing Care Center Medford, MA 2 out of 5 stars Medicare and Medicaid

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