Compare towns
Marshfield vs Bourne vs Marshfield Hills
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 people working from home (24.8%).
Bourne has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Marshfield Hills has the highest household income ($216k).
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 | Bourne | Marshfield Hills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,879Highest |
20,323 |
1,978Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.5% MA: +7.4% |
+5.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±2.6Lowest 15% above MA |
52±1.8Highest 30% above MA |
52±10.2Highest 30% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.7%±2.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17%±7.2 MA: 19.4% |
| Marshfield and Marshfield Hills are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.8%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
22%±6 MA: 17.9% |
| Bourne 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+ | 52.4% MA: 47.3% |
46%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
56.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
6.6%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
0.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Bourne and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,986±$8k 21% above MA |
$91,058±$7kLowest 12% below MA |
$216,250±$90kHighest 108% above MA |
| Marshfield Hills and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $680,300±$27k 21% above MA |
$575,600±$28kLowest about the MA average |
$851,700±$107kHighest 52% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,772±$123Highest about the MA average |
$1,379±$300Lowest 22% below MA |
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| Marshfield and Bourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,656 11% above MA |
$4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$8,575Highest 43% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.1%±10.1 MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±5.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
100%±38.8Highest 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 | 8.7%Highest MA: 10% |
6.2% MA: 10% |
3.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.8% MA: 62.5% |
75.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
93.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 19% above MA |
26 minLowest 11% below MA |
37 minHighest 28% above MA |
| Work from home | 24.8%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
18.3%±8.5 MA: 18.6% |
| Marshfield and Marshfield Hills 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 | #206 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Marshfield | Bourne · Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | — |
| High school in town | Marshfield High | Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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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.