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What's small and quiet, but booming with growth and opportunities? If you guessed Marshfield, you're right! Recently ranked No. 5 on Forbes 2010 list of the Best Small Cities to Raise a Family, Marshfield gives residents a long list of bragging rights for calling this place home. Quality of life measures such as commute times, educational attainment and cost of living were part of Forbes' criteria for choosing cities with populations under 100,000, making Marshfield a superb... Read More »
Marshfield is getting a needed facelift of the environmental variety. City officials and local professionals are linking arms with the city’s clean-energy advocates to make the community a more eco-friendly place to live, while putting a portion of residents’ energy costs back into their pockets. For example, Sustainable Marshfield is a committee composed entirely of private citizens that was established by the city council in early 2007 and focuses on three avenues of improving the environment... Read More »
Forbes.com announced in October 2010 that Marshfield is one of the “Best Small Cities to Raise a Family” in America. The prestigious website ranked the top 126 cities in the U.S. that have populations of 100,000 or less, and Marshfield was ranked No. 5. Forbes.com compiled its list by studying factors such as short commute times, percentage of adults with a high school degree, median household income, rate of home ownership and housing affordability. “We never had to contact... Read More »
About Marshfield, WI
Marshfield, a community in central Wisconsin, is well known as headquarters to Marshfield Clinic, one of two full-service hospitals in the city. Manufacturing and agriculture – especially the dairy industry – are big business here as well. The city was among Demographic Daily's top 20 American Dreamtowns, thanks to its healthy economy, low cost of living and stellar public and private schools.
- Mostly Older
- Smaller City
- Mostly Homeowners
- Mostly Married
- Short Commute Time
- Mild Summer
- Green City
About Marshfield, WI
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