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Marshfield vs Stoddard vs Brookline
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 affordable homes ($178k median).
Stoddard has the oldest population (median age 53).
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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 | Stoddard | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 470Lowest |
1,072Highest |
531 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±8.8Lowest 9% above U.S. |
53±4Highest 36% above U.S. |
45.1±2.7 16% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±9.1 U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Brookline and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 10.2%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Stoddard and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Marshfield and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$20k 5% above U.S. |
$94,904±$11kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$80,833±$16kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Stoddard and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $178,300±$31kLowest 46% below U.S. |
$330,300±$20kHighest about the U.S. average |
$290,700±$37k 13% below U.S. |
| Stoddard and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$79 20% below U.S. |
$895±$751Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$1,732±$232Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,269Lowest 5% above U.S. |
$4,316 38% above U.S. |
$5,000Highest 60% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.4%±62.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.6%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.8%±94.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Stoddard and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.5%±7.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brookline and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Stoddard School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.