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Marshfield vs Suffield vs Marshfield Hills
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marshfield has the most people working from home (24.8%).
Suffield has the most affordable homes ($408k median).
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 | Suffield | Marshfield Hills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,879Highest |
15,702 |
1,978Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +5.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±2.6 18% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7Lowest 14% above U.S. |
52±10.2Highest 34% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17%±7.2 U.S.: 22% |
| 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%±2 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22%±6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
56.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Suffield 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 56% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13kLowest 48% above U.S. |
$216,250±$90kHighest 168% above U.S. |
| 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 104% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26kLowest 22% above U.S. |
$851,700±$107kHighest 156% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,772±$123Highest 25% above U.S. |
$1,424±$141Lowest about the U.S. average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,656 113% above U.S. |
$6,456Lowest 107% above U.S. |
$8,575Highest 175% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.1%±10.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
100%±38.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 31% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 24.8%±4.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.3%±8.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Marshfield and Suffield 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 | #57 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Marshfield | Suffield School District | — |
| High school in town | Marshfield High | Suffield High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0Highest |
10.9Lowest |
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U.S. 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.