What stands out worked out from the figures below

Marshfield has the most people working from home (11%).

Whitneyville has the most affordable homes ($119k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Marshfield	Whitneyville
People
Population	499Highest	170Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+1.9% ME: +2.6%	—
Median age	40.9±7.8Highest 9% below ME	36.5±20.4Lowest 19% below ME
	Marshfield and Whitneyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	28.5%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1%	28.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Marshfield and Whitneyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.8%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4%	26.5%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4%
	Whitneyville and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	26.1%Highest ME: 36.2%	19%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8%	1.2%±6.9Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Marshfield and Whitneyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$62,500±$5kHighest 16% below ME	$55,938±$10kLowest 25% below ME
	Marshfield and Whitneyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$191,900±$42kHighest 35% below ME	$118,800±$49kLowest 60% below ME
	Marshfield and Whitneyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,342Highest 23% below ME	$1,318Lowest 57% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	100%±100 ME: 48.4%	100%±100 ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line	9.1%Lowest ME: 10.7%	12.4%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.6%Highest ME: 74.3%	85.5%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME	1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	13 minLowest 46% below ME	18 minHighest 29% below ME
Work from home	11%±7Highest ME: 15.9%	0%±17.7Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Marshfield and Whitneyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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ME 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.