Compare towns
Marshfield vs Ludlow 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%).
Ludlow has the most affordable homes ($335k median).
Marshfield Hills has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
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 | Ludlow | Marshfield Hills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,879Highest |
20,904 |
1,978Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% MA: +7.4% |
-0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±2.6 15% above MA |
44.3±1.8Lowest 11% 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%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.4%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17%±7.2 MA: 19.4% |
| Marshfield and Marshfield Hills are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.8%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
22%±6Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Marshfield Hills and Ludlow 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% |
27%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
56.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±1.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
0.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Ludlow 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±$8k 21% above MA |
$84,838±$7kLowest 18% below MA |
$216,250±$90kHighest 108% above MA |
| Marshfield Hills 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±$27k 21% above MA |
$335,300±$10kLowest 40% below MA |
$851,700±$107kHighest 52% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,772±$123Highest about the MA average |
$1,223±$82Lowest 31% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,656 11% above MA |
$4,918Lowest 18% below MA |
$8,575Highest 43% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.1%±10.1 MA: 51.8% |
50.7%±9.5Lowest 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% |
6.8% MA: 10% |
3.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.8% MA: 62.5% |
77.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
93.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
1964Lowest same as MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 19% above MA |
20 minLowest 31% below MA |
37 minHighest 28% above MA |
| Work from home | 24.8%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
14%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
18.3%±8.5 MA: 18.6% |
| Marshfield and Marshfield Hills 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 | #154 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Marshfield | Ludlow | — |
| High school in town | Marshfield High | Ludlow Senior High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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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.