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Marshfield Hills vs Scituate vs Marshfield
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).
Scituate has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Marshfield has the most affordable homes ($680k median).
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 | Marshfield Hills | Scituate | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,978Lowest |
19,365 |
25,879Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.1% MA: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±10.2Highest 30% above MA |
47.1±3.1 18% above MA |
45.9±2.6Lowest 15% above MA |
| Marshfield Hills and Scituate 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% |
22.2%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.4 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+ | 22%±6 MA: 17.9% |
22.2%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.2%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Scituate 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% MA: 47.3% |
66.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
52.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Scituate and Marshfield 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 |
$136,732±$16k 32% above MA |
$125,986±$8kLowest 21% above MA |
| Marshfield Hills and Scituate 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 |
$847,600±$25k 51% above MA |
$680,300±$27kLowest 21% above MA |
| Marshfield Hills and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,609±$311Lowest 9% below MA |
$1,772±$123Highest about the MA average |
| Marshfield and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,575 43% above MA |
$8,807Highest 47% above MA |
$6,656Lowest 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±38.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.7%±10.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
68.1%±10.1 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% MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
87.8% MA: 62.5% |
80.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 28% above MA |
38 minHighest 31% above MA |
35 minLowest 19% above MA |
| Work from home | 18.3%±8.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
28%±4Highest MA: 18.6% |
24.8%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Scituate and Marshfield 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 | — | #43 of 282 in MA | #54 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Scituate | Marshfield |
| High school in town | — | Scituate High School | Marshfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.3Highest |
11.0Lowest |
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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.