Best PlacesMarshfield, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Marshfield, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Marshfield ranks 5,625th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Marshfield
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's strengths and weaknesses
Where Marshfield ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 89% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 89% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of towns
Where Marshfield ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,317 a month, better than only 8% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Marshfield
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marshfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $94,805, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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's effective rate of 1.45%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Marshfield
Marshfield runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Marshfield.
Who works in Marshfield, and how
Work in Marshfield centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Marshfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Marshfield.
What the weather is like in Marshfield, month by month
Marshfield sees roughly 94 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 29° | 22° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 66° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Marshfield
The nearest airport, Buffalo Niagara International, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 159 miles away.
The best schools in and around Marshfield
Schools across Marshfield average an A−, better than 89% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Springville Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- North Collins Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Griffith Institute Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Griffith Institute High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- North Collins Junior-senior High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Marshfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Marshfield 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 against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Marshfield
Is Marshfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Marshfield ranks 5,625th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, heat safety, and good schools, and lowest on childcare costs and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Marshfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $232,207. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $94,805 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Marshfield safe?
Yes, Marshfield is safer than 87% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $193 per resident a year.
Compare Marshfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Marshfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Marshfield 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 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Marshfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Marshfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Marshfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Marshfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Marshfield 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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