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Needham
A town of 32,459 people in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
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Town in Massachusetts, United States1680Established
32,091Population
12.7 sq miArea
161 ftElevation
Needham ( NEED-əm) is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. A suburb of Boston, its population was 32,091 in the 2020 U.S. Census. It is the home of Olin College of Engineering. It is also home to four commuter rail stations along the Needham Line.
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#19Best public schoolsof 282 in MA
DistrictNeedhamSchools13
Newman ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 696 students
Sunita L. Williams ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 533 students
BroadmeadowElementary · Grades K–5 · 502 students
William MitchellElementary · Grades K–5 · 424 students
John EliotElementary · Grades K–5 · 397 students
Pollard MiddleMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 867 students
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