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Marshfield vs Easton vs Kingston
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%).
Easton has the shortest commute (30 min average).
Kingston has the oldest population (median age 46.5).
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 | Easton | Kingston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,879Highest |
25,316 |
14,027Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.4% MA: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±2.6 15% above MA |
42.8±2Lowest 7% above MA |
46.5±3.9Highest 16% above MA |
| Kingston and Marshfield 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% |
19.7%±2.1 MA: 19.4% |
19.9%±3.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Kingston and Easton 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% |
19.9%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.8%±3.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Kingston 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% MA: 47.3% |
53.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
48.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
11.3%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,986±$8kHighest 21% above MA |
$124,271±$7k 20% above MA |
$119,876±$13kLowest 15% above MA |
| Marshfield and Easton 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 |
$581,200±$24kLowest 3% above MA |
$610,600±$30k 9% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,772±$123 about the MA average |
$1,824±$161Highest 4% above MA |
$1,159±$244Lowest 34% below MA |
| Easton and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,656Lowest 11% above MA |
$6,860 14% above MA |
$7,650Highest 28% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.1%±10.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
60.9%±13.2 MA: 51.8% |
35.9%±13Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Marshfield and Easton 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% MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
81.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
81.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1979 15 yrs newer than MA |
1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 19% above MA |
30 minLowest 3% above MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
| Work from home | 24.8%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
21%±3.3 MA: 18.6% |
19.5%±4.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Marshfield and Easton 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 | #95 of 282 in MA | #99 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Marshfield | Easton · Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical | Kingston · Silver Lake |
| High school in town | Marshfield High | Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical | Silver Lake Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0Lowest |
12.2Highest |
12.0 |
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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.