Norwood, MA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Norwood is a town and census-designated place in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Norwood is part of the Greater Boston area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,611. The town was named after Norwood, England. Norwood is on the Neponset River, which runs all the way to Boston Harbor from Foxborough.

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How Norwood ranks

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#49Fastest growing in MA #100Most educated in MA #110Highest graduation rate in MA All MA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code02062

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Living in Norwood

Housing in Norwood

$737K▲ 1.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Norwood home is worth about $737,000, up 1.9% in a year, 11% above the Massachusetts typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market20

Sale-to-list103.9%

Sold in May18

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Safety in Norwood

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Safety Grade B+

Norwood reports less crime per resident than 67% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Norwood sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Norwood 1.2

Massachusetts 3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Norwood 5.9

Massachusetts 10.4

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Norwood

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School Grade B-

The public schools Norwood’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictNorwoodSchools11

F A Cleveland BElementary · Grades 1–5 · 339 students Balch CElementary · Grades 1–5 · 303 students Charles J Prescott A-Elementary · Grades 1–5 · 267 students John P Oldham C+Elementary · Grades 1–5 · 261 students George F. WillettElementary · Grades K · 256 students Cornelius M Callahan BElementary · Grades 1–5 · 247 students

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.