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Marshfield vs Wakefield 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).
Wakefield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.7%).
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 | Wakefield | Marshfield Hills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,879 |
27,793Highest |
1,978Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.7% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±2.6 15% above MA |
42.4±1.7Lowest 6% 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%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
20%±2.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
17%±7.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Wakefield and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2 MA: 17.9% |
19%±1.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22%±6Highest MA: 17.9% |
| 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%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
59.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
56.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
0.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Wakefield 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±$8kLowest 21% above MA |
$134,306±$14k 29% above MA |
$216,250±$90kHighest 108% above MA |
| Marshfield Hills and Wakefield 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 |
$723,500±$24k 29% above MA |
$851,700±$107kHighest 52% above MA |
| Marshfield Hills and Wakefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,772±$123Lowest about the MA average |
$1,958±$102Highest 11% above MA |
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| Wakefield 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 |
$7,779 30% above MA |
$8,575Highest 43% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.1%±10.1 MA: 51.8% |
43.7%±7.9Lowest 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% |
4.9% MA: 10% |
3.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.8% MA: 62.5% |
70.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
93.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 19% above MA |
33 minLowest 14% above MA |
37 minHighest 28% above MA |
| Work from home | 24.8%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
24.6%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
18.3%±8.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Marshfield and Wakefield 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 | #179 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.