Because of many things, Marshfield is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Marshfield really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Marshfield perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
Marshfield is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
In Marshfield, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.12 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Marshfield is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, taxis helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Marshfield area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Marshfield, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Marshfield is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 51.18% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Marshfield in 2022 was $60,263, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $241,052 for a family of four.
The people who call Marshfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Marshfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Marshfield include Irish, Italian, English, German, and French.
The most common language spoken in Marshfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Spanish.
