Wakefield TownshipMN
A town of 2,829.
Is Wakefield Township a good place to live?
Wakefield Township grades B overall, 194th among Minnesota's 271 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $108K and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 76% of the country. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 71% of the state's. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $395K for a typical one and 5.2 times the St. Cloud metro’s $76K median household income. 97% of households own their home in Wakefield Township, above both the Minnesota town median (75%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). The biggest park or preserve is Chain of Lakes County Park, at 250 acres. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 72% of U.S. towns.
How Wakefield Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Wakefield Township is from typical.
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Moving to Wakefield Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wakefield Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wakefield Township.
Wakefield Township’s grade for health is an A−
Against the 7,421 U.S. towns with household incomes like Wakefield Township’s, it is healthier than 58%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
29% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Wakefield Township. Wakefield Township beats the Minnesota average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Wakefield Township.
| Wakefield Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 75% | 79% |
| What stands out | Wakefield Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.9% | 7.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.6% | 11.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer young adults than Minnesota overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide). Wakefield Township’s median age is 47 years. Wakefield Township has grown 2.9% since 2020, to 2,829 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Wakefield Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 17% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Wakefield Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.3% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.3% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.2% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.1% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.3% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.8% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.9% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.4% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.9% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.3% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.6% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,800, single groups can be off by several points
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Wakefield Township
Wakefield Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Wakefield Township is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most of Wakefield Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.8 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Wakefield Township for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Wakefield Township has added 717 jobs, to 979 in 2023. 4% of Wakefield Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Wakefield Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $108,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4% | 7.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 15% | 14% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Wakefield Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 2% of Wakefield Township
4.8 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Wakefield Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chain of Lakes County Park | — | 250 |
| 2. Discovery Wildlife Management Area | — | 128 |
| 3. Richmond Community Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Wakefield Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Wakefield Township
About 4 of every 100 Wakefield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Wakefield Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Wakefield Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The township includes the cities of Cold Spring and Richmond. The population was 2,756 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 32 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,165 ft
Wakefield Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Wakefield Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield Township | #194 | B | C | — | B+ | A− |
| Munson Township | — | — | C | — | B | B |
| Richmond | — | — | A− | — | B+ | B |
| Collegeville Township | #257 | C | D | — | C | B+ |
| Luxemburg Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rockville | — | — | B− | — | C | A− |
| Maine Prairie Township | — | — | C− | — | A− | B+ |
Munson Township, Richmond, Rockville and Maine Prairie Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Wakefield Township, Munson Township, Richmond, Collegeville Township, Rockville and Maine Prairie Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Luxemburg Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wakefield Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Wakefield Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wakefield Township, MN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Wakefield Township grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #194 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades A− for health and B+ for schools.
Is Wakefield Township, MN expensive?
Cloud, MN metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.