Compare towns
Green Harbor vs Marshfield vs Cedar Crest
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Green Harbor has the oldest population (median age 70.2).
Marshfield has the most renters (19.2% rent).
Cedar Crest has the most kids (25.3% 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 | Green Harbor | Marshfield | Cedar Crest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,314Lowest |
25,879Highest |
1,730 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.8% MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 70.2±45.7Highest 76% above MA |
45.9±2.6 15% above MA |
36±7.2Lowest 10% below MA |
| Green Harbor and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±8.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
25.3%±6.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Cedar Crest and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 53.7%±46.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.2%±2 MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±4.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Green Harbor and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.4% MA: 47.3% |
61.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
1.7%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Marshfield and Cedar Crest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $203,159±$149kHighest 95% above MA |
$125,986±$8kLowest 21% above MA |
$168,721±$45k 62% above MA |
| Green Harbor and Cedar Crest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $816,900±$187kHighest 45% above MA |
$680,300±$27k 21% above MA |
$629,400±$57kLowest 12% above MA |
| Green Harbor and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,772±$123 about the MA average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,923 about the MA average |
$6,656Highest 11% above MA |
$5,644Lowest 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 68.1%±10.1 MA: 51.8% |
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| Below poverty line | 7.8% MA: 10% |
8.7%Highest MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest MA: 62.5% |
80.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
100%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 12 yrs older than MA |
1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
1971Highest 7 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 35 minLowest 19% above MA |
42 minHighest 44% above MA |
| Work from home | 5%±7.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
24.8%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±8.7 MA: 18.6% |
| Marshfield and Cedar Crest 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 | — | #54 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Marshfield | — |
| High school in town | — | Marshfield High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.0 |
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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.