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Marshfield vs Dighton
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%).
Dighton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.3%).
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 | Dighton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 25,879Highest |
8,193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±2.6Highest 15% above MA |
42.7±2.9Lowest 7% above MA |
| Marshfield and Dighton 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% |
21%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Dighton 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% |
17.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Marshfield and Dighton 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% |
35.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Dighton 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±$8kLowest 21% above MA |
$136,646±$19kHighest 31% above MA |
| Dighton 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±$27kHighest 21% above MA |
$501,900±$47kLowest 11% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,772±$123Highest about the MA average |
$1,405±$192Lowest 20% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,656Highest 11% above MA |
$6,452Lowest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.1%±10.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
11.8%±16.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Highest MA: 10% |
2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 19% above MA |
31 minLowest 6% above MA |
| Work from home | 24.8%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
11%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #54 of 282 in MA | #85 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Marshfield | Bristol County Agricultural · Dighton-Rehoboth |
| High school in town | Marshfield High | Bristol County Agricultural High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0Lowest |
11.9Highest |
| 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.