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Kingston vs Marshfield vs Lunenburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kingston has the oldest population (median age 46.5).
Marshfield has the most people working from home (24.8%).
Lunenburg has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.8%).
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 | Kingston | Marshfield | Lunenburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,027 |
25,879Highest |
11,902Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% MA: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+16.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.5±3.9Highest 16% above MA |
45.9±2.6 15% above MA |
43.2±2.1Lowest 8% above MA |
| Kingston and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.2 MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.1%±3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Lunenburg and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±3.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.2%±2 MA: 17.9% |
17.9%±2.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Kingston and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.2% MA: 47.3% |
52.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
44%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Lunenburg and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,876±$13k 15% above MA |
$125,986±$8kHighest 21% above MA |
$112,828±$11kLowest 9% above MA |
| Marshfield and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $610,600±$30k 9% above MA |
$680,300±$27kHighest 21% above MA |
$463,900±$24kLowest 17% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,159±$244Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,772±$123 about the MA average |
$1,974±$586Highest 12% above MA |
| Lunenburg and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,650Highest 28% above MA |
$6,656 11% above MA |
$6,401Lowest 7% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.9%±13Lowest MA: 51.8% |
68.1%±10.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.8%±13.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Marshfield and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.7%Highest MA: 10% |
4.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
80.8% MA: 62.5% |
80.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 20% above MA |
35 minLowest 19% above MA |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
| Work from home | 19.5%±4.9 MA: 18.6% |
24.8%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.8%±3.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Marshfield and Kingston 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 | #99 of 282 in MA | #54 of 282 in MA | #87 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Kingston · Silver Lake | Marshfield | Lunenburg |
| High school in town | Silver Lake Regional High | Marshfield High | Lunenburg High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0 |
11.0Lowest |
12.4Highest |
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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.