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Marshfield vs Whitman 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%).
Whitman has the most affordable homes ($473k 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 | Whitman | Marshfield Hills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,879Highest |
15,295 |
1,978Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.4% MA: +7.4% |
+5.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±2.6 15% above MA |
40.4±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
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% |
21.1%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
17%±7.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Whitman 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% |
15.5%±2.1Lowest 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% MA: 47.3% |
31.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
56.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
0.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Whitman 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 |
$108,933±$14kLowest 5% above 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 |
$472,700±$12kLowest 16% below MA |
$851,700±$107kHighest 52% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,772±$123Highest about the MA average |
$1,771±$151Lowest about the MA average |
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| Marshfield and Whitman 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 |
$5,824Lowest about the MA average |
$8,575Highest 43% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.1%±10.1 MA: 51.8% |
61.9%±13.4Lowest 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% |
7.9% MA: 10% |
3.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.8% MA: 62.5% |
71.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
93.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minLowest 19% above MA |
36 min 24% above MA |
37 minHighest 28% above MA |
| Work from home | 24.8%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.8%±2.4Lowest 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 | #191 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Marshfield | Whitman-Hanson | — |
| 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.