Compare towns
Scituate vs Marshfield vs Edgartown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Scituate has the most kids (22.1% under 18).
Marshfield has the most affordable homes ($680k median).
Edgartown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.1%).
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 | Scituate | Marshfield | Edgartown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,796 |
25,879Highest |
5,278Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.1% MA: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+27.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.7±3.8 29% above MA |
45.9±2.6Lowest 15% above MA |
51.9±8.6Highest 30% above MA |
| Edgartown and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±4.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
10%±3.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Scituate and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±5 MA: 17.9% |
20.2%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.7%±8.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Edgartown and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
52.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
56.3% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±3.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Marshfield and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,549±$27kLowest 20% above MA |
$125,986±$8kHighest 21% above MA |
$125,236±$33k 20% above MA |
| Marshfield and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $821,600±$82k 46% above MA |
$680,300±$27kLowest 21% above MA |
$1,199,300±$262kHighest 113% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $884±$721Lowest 50% below MA |
$1,772±$123 about the MA average |
$1,796±$470Highest about the MA average |
| Edgartown and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,345Highest 39% above MA |
$6,656 11% above MA |
$5,641Lowest 6% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.4%±8 MA: 51.8% |
68.1%±10.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
30%±35.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.7%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83% MA: 62.5% |
80.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
87%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 44% above MA |
35 min 19% above MA |
12 minLowest 60% below MA |
| Work from home | 26.6%±4.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
24.8%±4.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
25.6%±15.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Scituate and Edgartown 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 | #43 of 282 in MA | #54 of 282 in MA | #242 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Marshfield | Edgartown |
| High school in town | — | Marshfield High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.0 |
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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.