Compare towns
Marshfield vs Hanover 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%).
Hanover has the most kids (26.1% under 18).
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 | Hanover | Marshfield Hills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,879Highest |
14,845 |
1,978Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.7% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±2.6 15% above MA |
41.8±1.4Lowest 4% above MA |
52±10.2Highest 30% above MA |
| Marshfield Hills and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
26.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
17%±7.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2 MA: 17.9% |
16.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22%±6Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Marshfield Hills 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%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
56.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
56.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
0.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Hanover 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 |
$189,803±$23k 83% above MA |
$216,250±$90kHighest 108% above MA |
| Marshfield Hills and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $680,300±$27kLowest 21% above MA |
$755,400±$39k 34% above MA |
$851,700±$107kHighest 52% above MA |
| Marshfield Hills and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,772±$123Lowest about the MA average |
$1,845±$341Highest 5% above MA |
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| Hanover 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 |
$9,342Highest 56% above MA |
$8,575 43% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.1%±10.1 MA: 51.8% |
65%±23.8Lowest 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% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
3.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84.5% MA: 62.5% |
93.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 19% above MA |
32 minLowest 10% above MA |
37 minHighest 28% above MA |
| Work from home | 24.8%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.6%±4.8 MA: 18.6% |
18.3%±8.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Marshfield and Hanover 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 | #69 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Marshfield | Hanover · South Shore Regional Vocational Technical | — |
| High school in town | Marshfield High | South Shore Vocational Technical High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0Highest |
10.3Lowest |
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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.