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Medfield vs Springfield vs Cohasset
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Medfield has the most people working from home (32.8%).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($245k median).
Cohasset has the most expensive homes ($1319k 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.
| Measure | Medfield | Springfield | Cohasset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,849Lowest |
154,749Highest |
8,427 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7% MA: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+11.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.7±5.4Highest 14% above MA |
33.7±0.5Lowest 16% below MA |
43.9±4.4 10% above MA |
| Medfield and Cohasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±3.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
24.2%±0.9 MA: 19.4% |
27.2%±4.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Cohasset and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
13.2%±0.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
17.8%±2.8 MA: 17.9% |
| Medfield and Cohasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.9% MA: 47.3% |
20.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
76.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
7.5%±0.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $218,946±$34kHighest 111% above MA |
$52,656±$2kLowest 49% below MA |
$199,306±$53k 92% above MA |
| Medfield and Cohasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $815,300±$46k 45% above MA |
$245,000±$4kLowest 56% below MA |
$1,318,900±$165kHighest 135% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,014±$531 14% above MA |
$1,144±$55Lowest 35% below MA |
$2,755±$399Highest 56% above MA |
| Cohasset and Medfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$3,695Lowest 38% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±17.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.7%±3.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.6%±15.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Springfield and Cohasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest MA: 10% |
25.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
49.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 1 yr newer than MA |
1952Lowest 12 yrs older than MA |
1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 8% above MA |
20 minLowest 31% below MA |
37 minHighest 28% above MA |
| Work from home | 32.8%±6.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
8.4%±0.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
25.7%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Medfield and Cohasset 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 | #26 of 282 in MA | #276 of 282 in MA | #41 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Springfield | Cohasset |
| High school in town | — | Springfield Central High | Cohasset High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2Highest |
9.0Lowest |
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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.