WakefieldNew Brunswick

High radon around Wakefield: 17% of homes tested in the area exceed 200 Bq/m³

For earthquakes Wakefield is middling, $0.045 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. No flood study for Wakefield is on the national inventory.

Crime runs heavier where Wakefield is policed than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 109

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Wakefield

Violent crime in the area its police cover: 19.6 per 1,000 people a year. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 122, above New Brunswick’s towns (82) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Across its police area, there are 39 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Commuters in Wakefield have a short way to work, 19 min on average, less than in New Brunswick’s towns and across Canadian towns

93% of commuters drove, near New Brunswick’s towns (95%) and higher than Canadian towns (89%).

Around Wakefield, 45% rate their health very good or excellent, against 52% for the typical Canadian town

At 15%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 14% for New Brunswick. People in the region live to 80.1 on average: 81.9 for women and 78.2 for men in 2022/2024. Chronic conditions run at 18% of adults, age-standardised, close to New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and above Canadian towns (17%). Closer to home, a hospital is 6.4 km from the average resident of Wakefield, further than the usual 3.7 km. Wakefield doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Zone 3 (Fredericton area).

Wakefield gets a B for cost of living

Shelter took 30% or more of income for one in ten households, above New Brunswick’s towns (9%) but below Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers 83% of households.

Winter nights bite in Wakefield: January lows of −15.3°C, colder than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns

There are 180 days of frost in a typical year, above both New Brunswick’s towns (170) and Canadian towns (159). Gardeners get 126 frost-free days, from 18 May to 22 September. Most of the snow comes in January, about 69 cm. Rain and snow peak in December, at 115 mm.

Around Wakefield, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade: 2 schools in all

Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 8.1 km off, above both New Brunswick’s towns (4.5 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

The nearest provincial park to Wakefield is Mactaquac Provincial Park, 54 km away

Angle Hill Lake (436 ha) is the biggest, 6.6 km from town. CPCAD lists 22 protected areas within 10 km. National parks are all over 100 km off. Protected areas cover 2.2% of the land within 10 km, about level with Canadian towns (2.3%) and below New Brunswick’s towns (6%).

A normal November in Wakefield runs from −3°C to 5°C

December follows at −2°C by day and −10°C by night. Expect about 101 mm of rain and snow over November. The year peaks in July (25°C) and bottoms out in January (−15°C). ECCC’s forecast for Woodstock is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Wakefield’s MP is Richard Bragdon (Conservative Party of Canada), for Tobique—Mactaquac

Across New Brunswick, 6 of the 10 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.

No public library stands in Wakefield: the closest, Dr. Walter Chestnut Public Library, is 6.5 km away

The next is L.

9.4% of Wakefield’s residents speak English and French (New Brunswick’s towns: 27%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

22% of residents are 65 or over, close to New Brunswick’s towns (23%) and above Canadian towns (19%). Children under 15 make up 15% of residents.

Wakefield’s 1 historic place is a top designation

23% of its homes were built before 1961, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (18%).