Marshfield, Massachusetts

About Marshfield

Marshfield, MA is a small unincorporated community located in eastern Massachusetts.

Marshfield holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.05 square miles.

📰 Marshfield News Today

• Fundraiser created after announcement of unexpected passing of Marshfield Fire Captain Fall River Reporter · Aug 18
• 2 South Shore communities announce deaths of active-duty firefighters Boston.com · Aug 17
• Karen Marie Quirk Obituary Jul 29, 2026 - McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home · Jul 29
• Marshfield Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• Police investigation closes part of Marshfield street NBC Boston · May 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Marshfield Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Marshfield — but the Massachusetts one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern Massachusetts, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Marshfield

• Coast Guard Hill reviews ★
• Bourne Island Marsh · Nature reserve reviews ★
• C Monahan Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Dandelion Park reviews ★
• Fetlock Farms · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Furnace Brook Watershed · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kent Park reviews ★
• King Philips Esker · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Leblanc Marsh · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Pratt Farm · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Pudding Hill Reservation · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Shearwater Marsh · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Marshfield

• Daniel Webster
• Eames Way School
• Furnace Brook Middle
• Gov Edward Winslow
• Marshfield High
• Marshfield Public Schools Early Childhood Center
• Martinson Elementary
• South River

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Marshfield

🏘️ Nearby Communities