Medfield vs Walpole

A side-by-side comparison of Medfield and Walpole: population, income, housing, and more.

Medfield and Walpole are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Medfield has the higher population (6,355 vs 5,989 in Walpole). Medfield has the higher median household income ($186,625 vs $132,411 in Walpole). Medfield has the higher median home value ($734,200 vs $572,000 in Walpole).

Population, income & housing

	Medfield	Walpole
Population	6,355	5,989
Median age	44.4 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$186,625	$132,411
Median home value	$734,200	$572,000
Median gross rent	$1,667	$1,952
Housing units	2,567	2,695
Homeownership rate	82.5%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.1%	62.3%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Medfield	Walpole
Population	6,966 → 6,355 (-8.8%)	6,197 → 5,989 (-3.4%)
Median household income	$127,048 → $186,625 (+46.9%)	$94,375 → $132,411 (+40.3%)
Median home value	$615,200 → $734,200 (+19.3%)	$418,000 → $572,000 (+36.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,347 → $1,667 (+23.8%)	$1,201 → $1,952 (+62.5%)

Medfield

Population

6,9666,355

Median household income

$127,048$186,625

Median home value

$615,200$734,200

Median gross rent

$1,347$1,667

Walpole

Population

6,1975,989

Median household income

$94,375$132,411

Median home value

$418,000$572,000

Median gross rent

$1,201$1,952

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Medfield	Walpole
Under 5	7.7%	7.7%
5 to 17	14.5%	11.6%
18 to 24	6.3%	4.5%
25 to 34	9.8%	17.4%
35 to 44	12.1%	6.0%
45 to 54	11.9%	13.7%
55 to 64	19.7%	18.7%
65 to 74	11.6%	10.1%
75 and over	6.4%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Medfield	Walpole
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	90.9%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.3%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Medfield	Walpole
No high school diploma	3.2%	1.3%
High school graduate	8.5%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	16.3%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	39.1%	41.0%
Graduate or professional degree	32.9%	21.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Medfield	Walpole
Drove alone	51.9%	68.9%
Carpooled	4.6%	0.0%
Public transit	6.5%	5.1%
Walked	2.8%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	34.2%	23.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Medfield	Walpole
1-unit, detached	75.7%	49.3%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	23.2%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	12.8%
20 or more units	3.0%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Medfield	Walpole
Poverty rate	3.8%	5.9%
Average household size	2.54	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	34	35
Median year structure built	1965	1970