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Marshfield vs Brooklyn vs Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marshfield has the most expensive homes ($680k median).
Brooklyn has the most affordable homes ($315k median).
Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock has the oldest population (median age 57.6).
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 | Brooklyn | Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,879Highest |
8,517 |
4,540Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -4.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±2.6 18% above U.S. |
45.6±2.5Lowest 17% above U.S. |
57.6±3.6Highest 48% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
9.5%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Brooklyn and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.8%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,986±$8kHighest 56% above U.S. |
$96,207±$15kLowest 19% above U.S. |
$119,310±$24k 48% above U.S. |
| Marshfield and Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $680,300±$27kHighest 104% above U.S. |
$315,200±$28kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$554,000±$62k 67% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,772±$123Highest 25% above U.S. |
$1,125±$98Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,409±$94 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,656Highest 113% above U.S. |
$4,538Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$5,373 72% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.1%±10.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±19.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.8%±26.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Marshfield and Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1953Lowest 27 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 31% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
35 minHighest 32% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 24.8%±4.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.6%±11.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock 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 | #113 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Marshfield | Brooklyn School District | — |
| High school in town | Marshfield High | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.