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Marshfield vs Andover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marshfield has the most affordable homes ($680k median).
Andover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.1%).
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 | Andover |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 25,879Lowest |
36,652Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±2.6Highest 15% above MA |
42.9±1Lowest 7% above MA |
| Marshfield and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.6%±1.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Andover and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2Highest MA: 17.9% |
16%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
75.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
8.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $125,986±$8kLowest 21% above MA |
$172,606±$16kHighest 66% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $680,300±$27kLowest 21% above MA |
$855,600±$22kHighest 52% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,772±$123Lowest about the MA average |
$2,201±$129Highest 25% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,656Lowest 11% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.1%±10.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
39.7%±7.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Highest MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1973Highest 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 19% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 24.8%±4.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
30.4%±2.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Andover 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 | #54 of 282 in MA | #68 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Marshfield | Andover · Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | Marshfield High | Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0Lowest |
12.8Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.