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A town of 11,673 people in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
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Norfolk, Mass. Dairy cows in a modern barn, 6-10-361936
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Norfolk, Mass. Dairy cows in a modern barn, 6-10-36, 1936

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About Norfolk

Town in Massachusetts, United States
1695Established
11,662Population
15.2 sq miArea
213 ftElevation

Norfolk ( 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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Housing in Norfolk

$817K▲ 1.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Norfolk home is worth about $817,000, up 1.9% in a year, 23% above the Massachusetts typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market17
Sale-to-list107.9%
Sold in May7
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Safety in Norfolk

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Safety Grade A+

Norfolk reports less crime per resident than 95% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Norfolk 0.1
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Norfolk 1.8
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
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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.

#123Best public schoolsof 282 in MA
DistrictNorfolkSchools4

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.

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