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Marshfield vs Webster 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).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
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 | Webster | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 470Lowest |
17,748Highest |
531 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±8.8 9% above U.S. |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.1±2.7Highest 16% above U.S. |
| Brookline and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±9.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
20%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Brookline and Webster 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% |
19.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Webster and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$20kHighest 5% above U.S. |
$72,895±$6kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$80,833±$16k about the U.S. average |
| Marshfield and Brookline 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. |
$361,500±$12kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$290,700±$37k 13% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$79Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,228±$81 13% below U.S. |
$1,732±$232Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,269Lowest 5% above U.S. |
$3,999 28% above U.S. |
$5,000Highest 60% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.4%±62.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.8%±94.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Marshfield and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1962 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.5%±7.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5Lowest 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 | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #271 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Webster | — |
| High school in town | — | Bartlett High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.