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Marshfield vs Rowley vs Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock
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 youngest population (median age 45.9).
Rowley has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.2%).
Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock has the most affordable homes ($554k median).
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 | Rowley | Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,879Highest |
6,251 |
4,540Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-4.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±2.6Lowest 15% above MA |
50±6.3 25% above MA |
57.6±3.6Highest 44% above MA |
| Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock and Rowley 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% |
19.3%±4.5 MA: 19.4% |
9.5%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Marshfield and Rowley 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% |
21.6%±4.1 MA: 17.9% |
24.8%±4.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock and Rowley 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% |
56.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
36.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±1.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock and Rowley 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 |
$132,734±$32kHighest 28% above MA |
$119,310±$24kLowest 15% above MA |
| Rowley 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±$27kHighest 21% above MA |
$667,300±$52k 19% above MA |
$554,000±$62kLowest about the MA average |
| Marshfield and Rowley 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 |
$1,603±$520 9% below MA |
$1,409±$94Lowest 20% below MA |
| Marshfield and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,656 11% above MA |
$8,309Highest 39% above MA |
$5,373Lowest 10% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.1%±10.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
57.7%±27.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
62.8%±26.3 MA: 51.8% |
| Marshfield and Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock 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% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.3% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
81.7% MA: 62.5% |
82.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1953Lowest 11 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 19% above MA |
28 minLowest 3% below MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
| Work from home | 24.8%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
28.6%±11.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock and Marshfield 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 | #214 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Marshfield | Triton | — |
| High school in town | Marshfield High | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0 |
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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.