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A town of 11,361 people in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
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About Norwell

Town in Massachusetts, United States
1634Established
11,351Population
21.2 sq miArea
82 ftElevation

Norwell is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,351 at the 2020 United States census. The town's southeastern border runs along the North River.

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Living in Norwell

Housing in Norwell

$1.08M▲ 6.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Norwell home is worth about $1,082,000, up 6.7% in a year, 63% above the Massachusetts typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market20
Sale-to-list105.5%
Sold in May9
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Norwell's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Norwell 0.5
Massachusetts 3.2
U.S. 3.6
Property crime per 1,000
Norwell 4.8
Massachusetts 11.3
U.S. 17.7
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School Grade A

The public schools Norwell’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 89% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#80Best public schoolsof 282 in MA
DistrictNorwellSchools6

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