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Marshfield vs Harvard vs Easton
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 oldest population (median age 45.9).
Harvard has the most people working from home (44.8%).
Easton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | Harvard | Easton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,879Highest |
6,927Lowest |
25,316 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.1% MA: +7.4% |
+8.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±2.6Highest 15% above MA |
44.1±4.7 10% above MA |
42.8±2Lowest 7% above MA |
| Marshfield and Harvard 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% |
21.1%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.7%±2.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Harvard and Easton 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% |
16.3%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.9%±2 MA: 17.9% |
| Marshfield and Easton 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% |
62%Highest MA: 47.3% |
53.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
11.3%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,986±$8k 21% above MA |
$213,996±$24kHighest 106% above MA |
$124,271±$7kLowest 20% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $680,300±$27k 21% above MA |
$833,600±$54kHighest 48% above MA |
$581,200±$24kLowest 3% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,772±$123 about the MA average |
$1,321±$424Lowest 25% below MA |
$1,824±$161Highest 4% above 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$6,860 14% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.1%±10.1 MA: 51.8% |
72.5%±51.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
60.9%±13.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Harvard 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% |
4.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
81.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1975 11 yrs newer than MA |
1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 19% above MA |
32 min 9% above MA |
30 minLowest 3% above MA |
| Work from home | 24.8%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
44.8%±6.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
21%±3.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #54 of 282 in MA | #12 of 282 in MA | #95 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Marshfield | Harvard | Easton · Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | Marshfield High | The Bromfield High School | Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0Lowest |
11.0Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 12 photos → | 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.