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Marshfield vs Chicopee vs Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marshfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Chicopee has the most affordable homes ($275k 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 | Chicopee | Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,879 |
55,295Highest |
4,540Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.5% MA: +7.4% |
-4.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±2.6 15% above MA |
41.9±1.4Lowest 5% above MA |
57.6±3.6Highest 44% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.2%±1.7 MA: 19.4% |
9.5%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Marshfield and Chicopee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2 MA: 17.9% |
19.5%±1.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.8%±4.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| 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 MA: 47.3% |
22.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
36.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±0.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±1.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock 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±$8kHighest 21% above MA |
$62,615±$6kLowest 40% below MA |
$119,310±$24k 15% above MA |
| 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 21% above MA |
$274,500±$8kLowest 51% below MA |
$554,000±$62k about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,772±$123Highest about the MA average |
$1,157±$50Lowest 34% below MA |
$1,409±$94 20% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,656Highest 11% above MA |
$3,847Lowest 36% below MA |
$5,373 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.1%±10.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
52%±5.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±26.3 MA: 51.8% |
| 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% MA: 10% |
17.3%Highest MA: 10% |
5.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.8% MA: 62.5% |
55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
82.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
1953Lowest 11 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 19% above MA |
21 minLowest 27% below MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
| Work from home | 24.8%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
8%±1.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
28.6%±11.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| 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 | #247 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Marshfield | Chicopee | — |
| High school in town | Marshfield High | Chicopee Comprehensive High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0Lowest |
11.2Highest |
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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.