Wakefield-Woodlawn offers affordable housing near Van Cortlandt Park and Woodlawn Cemetery. The 2/4 trains connect to Manhattan.
Wakefield-Woodlawn offers affordable housing near Van Cortlandt Park and Woodlawn Cemetery. The 2/4 trains connect to Manhattan.
Did you know?
Woodlawn Cemetery's residents include Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Herman Melville, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Joseph Pulitzer — it's sometimes called "the Valhalla of New York."
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Housing cost
$432 / sq ft
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Wakefield Playground anchors the neighborhood's outdoor scene as essentially the only dedicated play space around. It's a solid, well-worn spot that serves families who find it, but tree canopy and waterfront access aren't part of the deal here — this is straight-up Bronx urban park territory. For families seeking more green variety, the trade-off is you'll likely be heading elsewhere or making the most of what's right here.
Schools & early education
Wakefield-Woodlawn offers a genuinely mixed bag when it comes to schools — a solid roster of zoned public options alongside a handful of parochial and charter alternatives. P.S. 016 Wakefield and P.S. 087 Bronx anchor the elementary landscape, while MT St Michael Academy brings a private option to Murdock Avenue. The charter presence is thin but real (Bronx Charter School for Excellence 4), and schools cluster along Carpenter Avenue, giving that stretch an education-corridor feel. Families will want to dig into individual performance — the governance diversity means options vary in size, structure, and specialty.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Wakefield-Woodlawn a good neighborhood for families?
- Wakefield-Woodlawn scores 52/100 for families on Motley — near the middle of the pack citywide. The Family Fit score blends safety, schools, parks, cost of living, and community.
- Is Wakefield-Woodlawn safe?
- Wakefield-Woodlawn scores 32/100 on safety — toward the lower end citywide. We build the score from NYPD complaint data, normalized by population.
- How are the schools in Wakefield-Woodlawn?
- Wakefield-Woodlawn has 8 schools mapped inside its boundary and scores 36/100 for schools — toward the lower end citywide.
- Is Wakefield-Woodlawn affordable?
- Wakefield-Woodlawn scores 61/100 for affordability on Motley — more affordable than most NYC neighborhoods.
- Which borough is Wakefield-Woodlawn in?
- Wakefield-Woodlawn is a neighborhood in Bronx, New York City.
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