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Scituate vs Windsor Locks vs Marshfield Hills
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Scituate has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Marshfield Hills has the highest household income ($216k).
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 | Windsor Locks | Marshfield Hills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,796 |
12,579Highest |
1,978Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +5.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.7±3.8 33% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
52±10.2Highest 34% above U.S. |
| Marshfield Hills 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 U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
17%±7.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Scituate and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22%±6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Scituate and Marshfield Hills 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
56.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor Locks 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±$27k 54% above U.S. |
$81,205±$13kLowest about the U.S. average |
$216,250±$90kHighest 168% above U.S. |
| Marshfield Hills and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $821,600±$82k 147% above U.S. |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$851,700±$107kHighest 156% above U.S. |
| Marshfield Hills and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $884±$721Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$1,394±$187Highest about the U.S. average |
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| Windsor Locks and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,345 168% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$8,575Highest 175% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.4%±8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
100%±38.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Marshfield Hills and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83% U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 58% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
37 min 41% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 26.6%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.3%±8.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Scituate and Marshfield Hills 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 | #109 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | — | Windsor Locks School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Windsor Locks High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9 |
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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.