Compare towns
Scituate vs Springfield vs Marshfield Hills
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 people working from home (28%).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($245k 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 | Springfield | Marshfield Hills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,365 |
154,749Highest |
1,978Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1% MA: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.1±3.1 18% above MA |
33.7±0.5Lowest 16% below MA |
52±10.2Highest 30% above MA |
| Marshfield Hills and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
24.2%±0.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
17%±7.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Springfield and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±2.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
13.2%±0.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22%±6 MA: 17.9% |
| 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+ | 66.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
20.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
56.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
7.5%±0.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
0.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $136,732±$16k 32% above MA |
$52,656±$2kLowest 49% below MA |
$216,250±$90kHighest 108% above MA |
| 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 | $847,600±$25k 51% above MA |
$245,000±$4kLowest 56% below MA |
$851,700±$107kHighest 52% above MA |
| Marshfield Hills and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,609±$311Highest 9% below MA |
$1,144±$55Lowest 35% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,807Highest 47% above MA |
$3,695Lowest 38% below MA |
$8,575 43% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.7%±10.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.7%±3.1 MA: 51.8% |
100%±38.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 2.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
25.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8% MA: 62.5% |
49.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
93.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 4 yrs older than MA |
1952Lowest 12 yrs older than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 31% above MA |
20 minLowest 31% below MA |
37 min 28% above MA |
| Work from home | 28%±4Highest MA: 18.6% |
8.4%±0.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
18.3%±8.5 MA: 18.6% |
| 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 | #276 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Scituate | Springfield | — |
| High school in town | Scituate High School | Springfield Central High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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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.