Community Guide
A Wheaton College town with a 477-acre reservoir and a PGA-pedigree golf course, priced about $117,000 below Mansfield next door — with Providence Line trains one town away.
Quick Answer
Norton is a town about 30 miles southwest of Boston with three I-495 interchanges. It has no train station; the closest are Mansfield and Attleboro on the MBTA Providence/Stoughton Line. Wheaton College and Norton Reservoir are in town. Norton's FY2026 tax rate is $13.03 per $1,000 and its typical home value is about $594,000 (Zillow, September 2026).
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| County | Bristol County |
|---|---|
| ZIP code | 02766 |
| FY2026 residential tax rate | $13.03 per $1,000 of assessed value |
| Typical home value | $594,000 (Zillow, September 2026) |
| Commuter rail | No station. Mansfield (about 45 minutes) or Attleboro (about 55), Providence/Stoughton Line |
| Highways | I-495 (three interchanges), Route 123 and Route 140 |
| Public schools | Norton Public Schools, PK-12, five schools; Norton High School |
| Distance to Boston | About 30 miles southwest |
Overview
Norton sits in northern Bristol County (ZIP 02766) where I-495 crosses Routes 123 and 140, roughly midway between Boston and Providence. Its resume is unusual for a town its size: Wheaton College's 423-acre campus anchors the town center, the 477-acre Norton Reservoir lies almost entirely inside town lines, and TPC Boston — the Arnold Palmer-designed course that hosted the PGA Tour's Deutsche Bank Championship from 2003 through 2016 — sits off Route 123. No neighboring town offers that combination. What buyers notice first, though, is the price gap: Zillow's typical Norton home value of about $598,000 (August 2026) runs about $98,000 under Easton, $117,000 under Mansfield, and $64,000 under the Massachusetts figure, while sharing the same I-495 corridor and the same Providence Line rail access as both.
The market numbers suggest Norton is being discovered. Zillow puts the typical home value at about $598,000 as of August 2026, while Redfin recorded a median sale price of $629,623 in May 2026 — up 16.6% year over year, with the typical home drawing four offers and going under agreement in about 19 days. Median price per square foot is $316, up 5% from last year. That pace reflects buyers priced out of Easton and Mansfield finding essentially the same commute for less money. The housing stock runs from antique homes near the old town common to 1990s and 2000s cul-de-sac subdivisions, plus waterfront and water-view properties on the reservoir that would cost dramatically more in a coastal town. Norton's FY2026 residential tax rate is $13.03 per $1,000 — essentially even with Mansfield's $13.09, above Easton's $12.59 and Attleboro's $12.20.
Wheaton College shapes daily life here: 1,764 students on a 423-acre campus with public lectures and arts programming — and with about 92% of students living on campus, the college adds amenities without a sprawling off-campus rental scene. The Norton Reservoir handles summer, with kayak rentals operating on the water and bass fishing a local staple, while TPC Boston keeps professional golf in town, having traded PGA Tour playoff events for the LPGA's FM Championship in 2024 and 2025. For commuters, the honest answer is that Norton has no rail station of its own; Mansfield's Providence/Stoughton Line stop is a short drive up Route 140, running about 39 to 47 minutes to South Station with 806 parking spaces at $3 to $5 a day, and Attleboro station covers the west side of town. Drivers pick up I-495 at the Route 123 interchange.
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The things buyers ask about most in Norton, in brief.
Zillow's typical Norton home value is about $598,000 as of August 2026 — about $98,000 below Easton and $117,000 below Mansfield. Redfin's May 2026 median sale price reached $629,623, up 16.6% year over year, with homes drawing four offers on average and selling in roughly 19 days. The FY2026 residential tax rate is $13.03 per $1,000.
Norton Public Schools serves prekindergarten through grade 12. The state counts 2,277 students in the district for 2025-26, with a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4 to 1. Wheaton College adds a resource most towns this size never get: a 1,764-student liberal arts campus with public lectures, arts programming, and 423 acres of campus green.
The Norton Reservoir covers 477 acres, nearly all of it in Norton, with kayak rentals on the water, bass fishing, and homes along part of the shoreline. TPC Boston, the Arnold Palmer-designed private club off Route 123, hosted the PGA Tour's Deutsche Bank Championship from 2003 to 2016 and now hosts the LPGA's FM Championship.
Norton has no station of its own, but Mansfield's Providence/Stoughton Line stop is a short drive up Route 140 — about 39 to 47 minutes to South Station, with 806 parking spaces at $3 to $5 a day. Attleboro station serves the west side of town, and I-495 crosses Norton with a direct Route 123 interchange.
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Common Questions
It depends on what you need. Norton has no train station; the closest are Mansfield and Attleboro on the Providence/Stoughton Line. The town has three I-495 interchanges. It runs its own PK-12 district with five schools. Wheaton College has a 423-acre campus in town, and Norton Reservoir has town-managed boat launches and shore fishing.
MARKET DATA
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (typical home value), data through September 2026.
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