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Edgartown vs Marshfield vs Scituate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Edgartown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.1%).
Marshfield has the most affordable homes ($680k median).
Scituate has the most kids (22.1% under 18).
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 | Edgartown | Marshfield | Scituate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,278Lowest |
25,879Highest |
5,796 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +27.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.1% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.9±8.6Highest 30% above MA |
45.9±2.6Lowest 15% above MA |
51.7±3.8 29% above MA |
| Edgartown and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10%±3.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
22.1%±4.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Scituate and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±8.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.2%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
27.3%±5 MA: 17.9% |
| Edgartown and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.3% MA: 47.3% |
52.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
64.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±3.2 MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.1%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Marshfield and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,236±$33k 20% above MA |
$125,986±$8kHighest 21% above MA |
$124,549±$27kLowest 20% above MA |
| Marshfield and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,199,300±$262kHighest 113% above MA |
$680,300±$27kLowest 21% above MA |
$821,600±$82k 46% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,796±$470Highest about the MA average |
$1,772±$123 about the MA average |
$884±$721Lowest 50% below MA |
| Edgartown and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,641Lowest 6% below MA |
$6,656 11% above MA |
$8,345Highest 39% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30%±35.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
68.1%±10.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
46.4%±8 MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 4.7% MA: 10% |
8.7%Highest MA: 10% |
3.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87%Highest MA: 62.5% |
80.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 12 minLowest 60% below MA |
35 min 19% above MA |
42 minHighest 44% above MA |
| Work from home | 25.6%±15.2 MA: 18.6% |
24.8%±4.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
26.6%±4.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Scituate and Edgartown 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 | #242 of 282 in MA | #54 of 282 in MA | #43 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Edgartown | Marshfield | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Marshfield High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.