Compare towns
Scituate vs Upton vs Marshfield
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 expensive homes ($822k median).
Upton has the highest household income ($156k).
Marshfield has the most renters (19.2% rent).
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 | Upton | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,796Lowest |
8,189 |
25,879Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1% MA: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.7±3.8Highest 29% above MA |
46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
45.9±2.6Lowest 15% above MA |
| Scituate and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±4.8 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±5Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
20.2%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Scituate and Upton 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% |
53.5% MA: 47.3% |
52.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Marshfield and Scituate 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 |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$125,986±$8k 21% above MA |
| Upton and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $821,600±$82kHighest 46% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
$680,300±$27k 21% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $884±$721Lowest 50% below MA |
$948±$599 46% below MA |
$1,772±$123Highest about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,345 39% above MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$6,656Lowest 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.4%±8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
68.1%±10.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Marshfield and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
80.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 44% above MA |
35 min 22% above MA |
35 minLowest 19% above MA |
| Work from home | 26.6%±4.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
24.8%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
| Scituate 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 | #43 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #54 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Marshfield |
| High school in town | — | Blackstone Valley | Marshfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2Highest |
11.0Lowest |
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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.