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Marshfield Hills vs Upton vs Norwell
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).
Upton has the most affordable homes ($577k median).
Norwell has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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 | Marshfield Hills | Upton | Norwell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,978Lowest |
8,189 |
11,361Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52±10.2Highest 30% above MA |
46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
39.2±1.4Lowest about the MA average |
| Marshfield Hills and Upton 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% |
23.2%±4.5 MA: 19.4% |
28.5%±3.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Norwell and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±6Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
16.1%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Marshfield Hills and Upton 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% |
53.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
69.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Norwell and Upton 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 |
$155,508±$33kLowest 50% above MA |
$188,699±$25k 82% above MA |
| Marshfield Hills and Norwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $851,700±$107k 52% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
$865,700±$35kHighest 54% above MA |
| Norwell and Marshfield Hills are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$2,215±$336Highest 26% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,575 43% above MA |
$8,376Lowest 40% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±38.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
67.1%±24.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Marshfield Hills and Norwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2% MA: 10% |
2.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
91.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 28% above MA |
35 min 22% above MA |
35 minLowest 21% above MA |
| Work from home | 18.3%±8.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
27.1%±4.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Norwell and Upton 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 | — | #46 of 282 in MA | #80 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Norwell |
| High school in town | — | Blackstone Valley | Norwell High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2Lowest |
11.7Highest |
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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.