Best PlacesMarshfield Hills, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Marshfield Hills, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Marshfield Hills ranks 504th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Marshfield Hills
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Marshfield Hills' strengths and weaknesses
Where Marshfield Hills ranks high
- Household income$201,431 median, better than 99% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
Where Marshfield Hills ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,514 a month, better than only 3% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Short commute36.1 minutes each way, better than only 11% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Marshfield Hills
A household needs to earn about $228,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marshfield Hills home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $201,431, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Marshfield Hills' effective rate of 1.01%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Marshfield Hills
Marshfield Hills runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Marshfield Hills.
Who works in Marshfield Hills, and how
Work in Marshfield Hills centers on professional & technical and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in Marshfield Hills
The coast is about 5 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Marshfield Hills, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Marshfield Hills, month by month
Marshfield Hills sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 33° | 26° |
| April | 56° | 48° | 41° |
| July | 82° | 74° | 66° |
| October | 64° | 56° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Marshfield Hills
General Edward Lawrence Logan International sits about 21 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 21.1 million passengers in 2025, with 199 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Marshfield Hills
Schools across Marshfield Hills average an A−, better than 89% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Gov Edward WinslowA+ · 73% proficient
- Cushing ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
- Eames Way SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gates Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
- Furnace Brook MiddleA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Marshfield HighA · 74% proficient
- Scituate High SchoolA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Marshfield Hills school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Marshfield Hills measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Marshfield Hills against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Marshfield Hills
Is Marshfield Hills a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Marshfield Hills ranks 504th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on high incomes, civic engagement, and what local pay buys, and lowest on childcare costs and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Marshfield Hills expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $846,165. The overall cost of living runs about 29% above the national average. Set against a $201,431 median income, cost of living beats 99% of towns.
Is Marshfield Hills safe?
Yes, Marshfield Hills is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $165 per resident a year.
Compare Marshfield Hills with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Marshfield Hills. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Marshfield Hills represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Marshfield Hills detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Marshfield Hills: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Marshfield Hills: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Marshfield Hills: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Marshfield Hills: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Marshfield Hills detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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