Location

Nearby schools

School ratings (A+ to F) from HJN community data.

Greenwood Elementary School
KG-4 · Regular · Wakefield School District
227 students · 12.4:1 student–teacher
Greenwood Elementary School school rating: A- 0.5 mi
Horace Mann Elementary School
KG-5 · Regular · Melrose School District
254 students · 14.8:1 student–teacher
Horace Mann Elementary School school rating: A 0.6 mi
Franklin Early Childhood Center
PK-PK · Regular · Melrose School District
246 students · 13.9:1 student–teacher
0.8 mi
Melrose High School
9-12 · Regular · Melrose School District
967 students · 12.8:1 student–teacher
Melrose High School school rating: A+ 1.1 mi
Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School
6-8 · Regular · Melrose School District
886 students · 13.3:1 student–teacher
Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School school rating: B 1.1 mi
Roosevelt Elementary School
KG-5 · Regular · Melrose School District
406 students · 15.2:1 student–teacher
Roosevelt Elementary School school rating: B 1.1 mi
Wakefield Memorial High School
9-12 · Regular · Wakefield School District
854 students · 10.5:1 student–teacher
Wakefield Memorial High School school rating: B+ 1.3 mi
Northeast Metro Regional Vocational
9-12 · Vocational Education · Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical
1,381 students · 10.7:1 student–teacher
Northeast Metro Regional Vocational school rating: C- 1.3 mi

Nearby places

Within 2 miles of this home: 38+ restaurants and cafés, 7 grocery stores, 36+ parks and green spaces, and 34+ transit stops.

Place data from OpenStreetMap.

Food & drink

Cibo Cafe & Bistro
Main Street
0.3 mi
Dockside Restaurant
Main Street
0.4 mi
Billy's Famous Roast Beef & Seafood
Main Street
0.4 mi
Tequila's Grill & Cantina
Mexican restaurant · Main Street
0.5 mi
Greenwood House of Pizza
Main Street
0.6 mi
Blue Moon Grill
Main Street
0.6 mi
Feng's
Asian restaurant · Main Street
0.6 mi
Family Pizza Dough
Main Street
0.6 mi

Groceries

Green Street Natural Food Store
Green Street
0.9 mi
Whole Foods Market
Main Street
1.0 mi
Shaw's
Essex Street
1.6 mi
Walmart Supercenter
Broadway
1.7 mi
Stop & Shop
Main Street
1.7 mi
The Farmland
Main Street
1.8 mi
Trader Joe's
Broadway
2.0 mi

Parks & recreation

Golden Hills
0.1 mi
Golden Hills Playground
0.1 mi
City Open Space
0.2 mi
Spring Pond
0.3 mi
First Pond
0.3 mi
Griswold Pond
0.3 mi
Mapleway Playground
0.5 mi
Hesseltine Park
0.7 mi

Transit

Main St @ Grafton St
0.3 mi
Main St @ Hanson St
0.3 mi
Main St @ Flint St
0.3 mi
Main St @ Humphrey St
0.3 mi
Main St @ Pitman Ave
0.4 mi
Main St opp Pitman Ave
0.4 mi
Main St @ Bay State Rd
0.4 mi
Main St opp Marion Ct
0.4 mi

License-plate readers and cameras near 17 Vale Rd, Wakefield

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1 license-plate reader mapped within ½ mile of this home. Nearest: 0.5 mi southwest. Operator named in the data: Melrose Police.

Mapped devices by type and distance from this home
Device type	Within ½ mi	Within 1 mi
License-plate readers	1	1

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About these devices

License-plate readers (ALPR) are fixed cameras that photograph passing vehicles and read their plates. Records are typically shared with the agency or association that operates the camera.

The 01880 market

Homes for sale: 46
Median list price: $715,000

Similar homes nearby

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Price Reduced42Active
$799,000
4 bd · 2 ba · 1,717 sqft
39 Montrose Ave, Wakefield, MA

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17 Vale Rd, Wakefield MA 01880

3

Beds

1.5

Baths

1,100

Sqft

1920

Year built

Estimated value: $786,143

Range $700,530 – $871,756 · as of August 30, 2026

How this estimate has moved

ATTOM automated valuation model · 54 published estimates over 6.7 years · shaded band is the model's own published low-to-high range

$485,777 January 2020$786,143 August 2026

Highest reading $792,943 in April 2026; lowest $478,484 in April 2020. The vertical scale starts at the series' own low, not at zero — it is drawn to show movement, not absolute size.

Public records

3 beds
1.5 baths
1,100 sqft
7,318 sqft lot
Built 1920
Stories: 2
Use: RESIDENTIAL
APN WAKE M:000034 B:0083 P:00E26A

Estimate your monthly payment

Home price

Down payment (20%)

$157,229

Loan term

Interest rate (%)

Property tax (%/yr)

Home insurance ($/yr)

HOA ($/mo)

Estimated monthly payment

$5,192/mo

Principal & interest$4,354

Property tax$721

Home insurance$117

Loan amount $628,914. Estimate only — your actual rate and payment depend on credit, location, and lender.

Tax history

2025 roll

Land: $359,300
Structure: $222,600
Assessed total: $581,900
County market value: $678,490
Property tax billed: $6,605

Sale & deed history

June 1, 2026Not an arm's-length transfer$780,000
August 15, 2024Arm's-length$730,000
December 15, 2021Arm's-length$570,000
July 9, 2018Arm's-length$451,000
February 24, 2015Arm's-length—
August 11, 2014Arm's-length$343,500
March 18, 2013

Not an arm's-length transfer—

The 01880 market

Homes for sale: 46
Median list price: $715,000

Nearby schools

School ratings (A+ to F) from HJN community data.

License-plate readers and cameras near 17 Vale Rd, Wakefield

1 license-plate reader mapped within ½ mile of this home. Nearest: 0.5 mi southwest. Operator named in the data: Melrose Police.

Mapped devices by type and distance from this home
Device type	Within ½ mi	Within 1 mi
License-plate readers	1	1

Community-reported via OpenStreetMap; may be incomplete. Data as of Oct 18, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

About these devices

License-plate readers (ALPR) are fixed cameras that photograph passing vehicles and read their plates. Records are typically shared with the agency or association that operates the camera.

Similar homes nearby

See all in 01880

Price Reduced42Active
$799,000
4 bd · 2 ba · 1,717 sqft
39 Montrose Ave, Wakefield, MA

Some properties which appear for sale on this web site may subsequently have sold or may no longer be available.

The Synergy Group · The Synergy Group

Price Reduced42Active

$849,900

4 bd · 2 ba · 2,090 sqft

2 Rosemary Ave, Wakefield, MA

Gerald Barrett · Barrett, Chris. J., REALTORS®

Price Reduced41Active

$698,500

2 bd · 2 ba · 1,553 sqft

67 Melvin St, Wakefield, MA

Stephen Conroy · Boardwalk Real Estate

36Active

$665,000

3 bd · 3 ba · 1,877 sqft

894 Main #18, Wakefield, MA

Angie's Home Team · North Star RE Agents, LLC

30Active

$619,000

2 bd · 2 ba · 1,890 sqft

252 Albion St #15, Wakefield, MA

Domenica Giordano · Century 21 North East

42Active

$775,000

3 bd · 2 ba · 1,631 sqft

11 Preston St, Wakefield, MA

Team Ladner · RE/MAX Harmony

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