| Index | Wakefield town | Virginia | National |
| Cost of living | 95 | 109 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 109 | 102 | 100 |
| Groceries | 110 | 100 | 100 |
| Health care | 123 | 103 | 100 |
| Housing | 68 | 129 | 100 |
| Transportation | 101 | 100 | 100 |
| Utilities | 93 | 99 | 100 |


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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $51,351 | $4,279 | $1,198 | $1,541 |
| Renters | $39,598 | $3,300 | $924 | $1,188 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Virginia | 5.3% | 6% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Virginia | 2% | 5.75% |
| Item | Wakefield town | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $33.28 | $27.62 | 20.5% |
| Beauty Salon | $54.15 | $51.11 | 6.0% |
| Toothpaste | $4.16 | $4.09 | 1.6% |
| Shampoo | $2.06 | $1.54 | 33.6% |
| Movie | $17.73 | $12.88 | 37.7% |
| Yoga | $27.51 | $19.66 | 39.9% |
| Item | Wakefield town | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.63 | $7.70 | 1.0% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.54 | $1.66 | 7.4% |
| Milk | $4.68 | $4.73 | 1.1% |
| Potatoes | $5.39 | $5.26 | 2.5% |
| Pizza | $11.99 | $12.76 | 6.1% |
| Beer | $11.55 | $10.55 | 9.5% |
| Item | Wakefield town | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $210.65 | $140.06 | 50.4% |
| Doctor | $178.33 | $153.82 | 15.9% |
| Dentist | $156.99 | $123.15 | 27.5% |
| Ibuprofen | $12.74 | $11.73 | 8.6% |
| Lipitor | $26.73 | $23.61 | 13.2% |
| Item | Wakefield town | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $197,365.00 | $326,622.00 | 39.6% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $5,013.41 | $2,480.25 | 102.1% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,223.00 | $1,444.00 | 15.3% |
| Item | Wakefield town | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.03 | $3.06 | 1.0% |
| Tire Balancing | $70.02 | $65.21 | 7.4% |
| Item | Wakefield town | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $198.79 | $220.12 | 9.7% |
| Phone | $189.31 | $195.71 | 3.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Rose Hill CDP (Lee County), VA | 731 | 90 | 10.5% |
| Woodlawn CDP (Carroll County), VA | 2,334 | 91 | 8.7% |
| Belle Haven town, VA | 578 | 99 | 0.8% |
| Hillcrest Heights, MD | 16,890 | 114 | 13.8% |
| Marumsco, VA | 40,366 | 114 | 14.2% |
| Wakefield town, VA | 838 | 95 | 5.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Cottondale, FL | 838 | 80 | 19.8% |
| Quapaw, OK | 838 | 80 | 20.4% |
| Philadelphia, TN | 838 | 82 | 18.2% |
| Grayland, WA | 838 | 107 | 7.2% |
| Brantleyville, AL | 837 | 77 | 23.5% |
| Wakefield town, VA | 838 | 95 | 5.2% |