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Marshfield is a big small town of 5,161 people in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It's about 23 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $675k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,161people
$675kTypical home
$1,773/moRent
83° / 40°Summer / winter
40"Snow
229Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,161
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,021 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Boston, MA
- 23 mi to Boston, MA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $675k (≈$4,258/mo)
- Median rent $1,773/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (233 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to BOS airport
- 24 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 976 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 63 bars within 25 mi
- 430 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Plymouth County: D+9 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk