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Marshfield vs Marblehead 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 affordable homes ($680k median).
Marblehead has the most people working from home (34%).
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 | Marblehead | Marshfield Hills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,879Highest |
20,413 |
1,978Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.2% MA: +7.4% |
+5.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±2.6Lowest 15% above MA |
49.1±2 23% above MA |
52±10.2Highest 30% above MA |
| Marshfield Hills and Marblehead 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% |
22.3%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
17%±7.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Marblehead and Marshfield 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% |
22.7%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
22%±6 MA: 17.9% |
| Marblehead and Marshfield Hills 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% |
78.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
56.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1 MA: 7.9% |
0.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Marshfield and Marblehead 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 |
$182,132±$28k 75% above MA |
$216,250±$90kHighest 108% above MA |
| Marshfield Hills and Marblehead 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 |
$943,900±$31kHighest 68% above MA |
$851,700±$107k 52% above MA |
| Marblehead and Marshfield Hills are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,772±$123Highest about the MA average |
$1,764±$147Lowest about the MA average |
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| Marshfield and Marblehead 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 |
$8,309 39% above MA |
$8,575Highest 43% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.1%±10.1 MA: 51.8% |
49.5%±8.8Lowest 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% |
4.4% MA: 10% |
3.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.2% MA: 62.5% |
93.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
1944Lowest 20 yrs older than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 19% above MA |
33 minLowest 13% above MA |
37 minHighest 28% above MA |
| Work from home | 24.8%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
34%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
18.3%±8.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #54 of 282 in MA | #47 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Marshfield | — | — |
| High school in town | Marshfield High | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0 |
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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.