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Marshfield Hills vs Marshfield vs Plympton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marshfield Hills has the highest household income ($216k).
Marshfield has the most people working from home (24.8%).
Plympton has the most affordable homes ($518k median).
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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 | Marshfield Hills | Marshfield | Plympton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,978Lowest |
25,879Highest |
2,935 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±10.2Highest 30% above MA |
45.9±2.6Lowest 15% above MA |
46.4±4.2 16% above MA |
| Marshfield Hills and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±7.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
21.6%±5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Plympton and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±6 MA: 17.9% |
20.2%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Plympton and Marshfield Hills are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
52.4% MA: 47.3% |
38.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.2%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Marshfield and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $216,250±$90kHighest 108% above MA |
$125,986±$8kLowest 21% above MA |
$126,736±$20k 22% above MA |
| Marshfield Hills and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $851,700±$107kHighest 52% above MA |
$680,300±$27k 21% above MA |
$517,800±$52kLowest 8% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,772±$123Highest about the MA average |
$555±$148Lowest 69% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,575Highest 43% above MA |
$6,656 11% above MA |
$6,628Lowest 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±38.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
68.1%±10.1 MA: 51.8% |
50.8%±40.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Marshfield Hills and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.7% MA: 10% |
10.3%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
80.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
93.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 28% above MA |
35 min 19% above MA |
33 minLowest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 18.3%±8.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
24.8%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.3%±6 MA: 18.6% |
| Marshfield and Plympton 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 | #110 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Marshfield | Plympton |
| High school in town | — | Marshfield High | None in town |
| 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.