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Danielson vs Marshfield vs Brooklyn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).
Marshfield has the most people working from home (24.8%).
Brooklyn has the shortest commute (27 min average).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Danielson | Marshfield | Brooklyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,209Lowest |
25,879Highest |
8,517 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 34.5±3.6Lowest 11% below U.S. |
45.9±2.6Highest 18% above U.S. |
45.6±2.5 17% above U.S. |
| Marshfield and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Brooklyn and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Marshfield and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
52.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.2%±6.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Danielson and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,050±$15kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$125,986±$8kHighest 56% above U.S. |
$96,207±$15k 19% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $224,600±$13kLowest 32% below U.S. |
$680,300±$27kHighest 104% above U.S. |
$315,200±$28k 5% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,235±$194 13% below U.S. |
$1,772±$123Highest 25% above U.S. |
$1,125±$98Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,009Lowest 29% above U.S. |
$6,656Highest 113% above U.S. |
$4,538 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±17.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
68.1%±10.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Marshfield and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 29 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 8% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 31% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 6.6%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24.8%±4.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #54 of 282 in MA | #113 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Marshfield | Brooklyn School District |
| High school in town | — | Marshfield High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.0 |
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.