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Easton vs Marshfield vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Easton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Marshfield has the most expensive homes ($680k median).
Upton has the highest household income ($156k).
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 | Easton | Marshfield | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,316 |
25,879Highest |
8,189Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.8±2Lowest 7% above MA |
45.9±2.6 15% above MA |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
| Upton and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±2.1 MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Easton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.2%±2 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Upton and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.4% MA: 47.3% |
52.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.3%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,271±$7kLowest 20% above MA |
$125,986±$8k 21% above MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
| Upton and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $581,200±$24k 3% above MA |
$680,300±$27kHighest 21% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,824±$161Highest 4% above MA |
$1,772±$123 about the MA average |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
| Easton and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,860 14% above MA |
$6,656Lowest 11% above MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.9%±13.2 MA: 51.8% |
68.1%±10.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Marshfield and Easton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% MA: 10% |
8.7%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6% MA: 62.5% |
80.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 15 yrs newer than MA |
1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 3% above MA |
35 min 19% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
| Work from home | 21%±3.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
24.8%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Marshfield and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #95 of 282 in MA | #54 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Easton · Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical | Marshfield | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical | Marshfield High | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
11.0Lowest |
11.2 |
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MA 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.