Norfolk
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Outdoors in Norfolk
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About Norfolk
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesNorfolk ( NOR-fək, locally NOR-fork) is a New England town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, with a population of 11,662 people at the 2020 census. Formerly known as North Wrentham, Norfolk broke away to become an independent town in 1870.
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How Norfolk ranks
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Housing in Norfolk
The typical Norfolk home is worth about $817,000, up 1.9% in a year, 23% above the Massachusetts typical home.
A balanced market
Safety in Norfolk
Safety Grade A+
Norfolk reports less crime per resident than 95% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Health in Norfolk
Health Grade A+
Healthier than 97% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Massachusetts
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.
What stands out
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Natural hazards in Norfolk
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 13% of U.S. communities.
Schools in Norfolk
All Norfolk schools →School Grade A-
The public schools Norfolk’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 75% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MA. Ratings are from neighbors.
Norfolk’s library
Library details →Where Norfolk is
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