Wakefield · North of Boston
Sell your Wakefield home properly.
Kealan Green is a listing agent with The Avenue at SERHANT. — serving Wakefield, Massachusetts, where an estimated 402 homes change hands each year and the median assessed value stands at $696K as of mid-2026. Data-first pricing, SERHANT.'s marketing engine, and one accountable name from valuation to closing.
The Wakefield market
Know what you're sitting on before you sign anything.
- Median assessed value
- $695,800
- Residential parcels
- 8,934
- Owners 15+ years
- 38%
- Long-tenure households — the owners most often weighing a sale.
- Est. sales per year
- 402
Wakefield by the numbers
The median assessed value of a Wakefield residential property is $696K as of mid-2026, per municipal assessment records covering 8,934 residential parcels. The average assessment is $728K, and the gap between the two reflects Wakefield's higher-value tail of properties. An estimated 402 residential sales close in Wakefield in a typical year, based on public transaction records. 38% of Wakefield owners have held their property for 15 years or more, and 8% of parcels are absentee-owned as of mid-2026 — two of the strongest indicators of who sells next and why.
Wakefield pairs a walkable town center and Lake Quannapowitt with two commuter-rail stops on the Haverhill line, and its housing stock — 8,934 residential parcels, 92% resident-held — turns over at roughly 402 sales a year. At a $696K median assessment it sits a full hundred thousand under neighboring Melrose, on the same corridor.
“With the right pricing strategy, a property can be sold for top dollar in two to four weeks.”
— Kealan Green, The Avenue at SERHANT.
The Wakefield seller toolkit
Questions
Selling in Wakefield, answered.
How long does it take to sell a house in Wakefield?
Plan on 8 to 14 weeks from our first conversation to closing: preparation typically takes two to three weeks, and once an offer is accepted, inspection, appraisal, and the buyer's financing run six to eight weeks in Massachusetts. How quickly offers arrive depends on preparation and pricing more than the calendar — and with an estimated 402 homes changing hands in Wakefield in a typical year, buyer traffic is steady.
What is the median home value in Wakefield, MA?
As of mid-2026, municipal assessment records put the median Wakefield residential value at $696K across 8,934 parcels. Assessed values lag the open market — a comparative market analysis pins down what your specific home would sell for today.
What does it cost to work with a listing agent in Wakefield?
Commission is discussed and agreed in writing before anything is signed, with no upfront cost — you pay at closing, out of proceeds. In our first meeting I walk through exactly what that number covers, alongside the other selling costs like the Massachusetts transfer tax.
How do you price a Wakefield home?
With a comparative market analysis built from recent nearby sales, adjusted for your street, lot, condition, and timing — delivered as a professional valuation within 24 hours of seeing the property. Wakefield's spread between median ($696K) and average ($728K) assessed values means the right comparables matter more than any town-wide number.
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Selling your Wakefield home?
One conversation — your goals, your timeline, and what your home can do. No pressure, no pitch.
Prefer to talk? (774) 341-4540