Community Guide
A walkable downtown with a 50-bell carillon, three commuter rail stops, and a $9.82 tax rate — Norwood delivers a Norfolk County address without Westwood pricing.
Quick Answer
Norwood is about 13 miles southwest of Boston. Norwood Central, Norwood Depot, and Windsor Gardens stations are on the MBTA Franklin/Foxboro Line to South Station. Interstate 95 and Route 1 pass through town, and the town owns Norwood Memorial Airport. Norwood's FY2026 tax rate is $9.82 per $1,000 and its typical home value is about $728,000 (Zillow, September 2026).
Reviewed by Jessica Shauffer, Massachusetts real estate license #9554769 · Updated
| County | Norfolk County |
|---|---|
| ZIP code | 02062 |
| FY2026 residential tax rate | $9.82 per $1,000 of assessed value |
| Typical home value | $728,000 (Zillow, September 2026) |
| Commuter rail | Norwood Central and Norwood Depot, Franklin/Foxboro Line; about 40 minutes to South Station |
| Public schools | Norwood Public Schools, the town's own PK-12 district; Norwood High School |
| Distance to Boston | About 13 miles southwest |
| Highways | Interstate 95 and Route 1 pass through town |
Overview
Norwood anchors the Norfolk County suburbs southwest of Boston, and its housing market moves fast. Zillow puts the typical Norwood home value at about $737,000 as of August 2026, while Redfin data shows a median sale price around $725,000, with the average listing drawing five offers and going under agreement in roughly 27 days. Price per square foot sits near $434, up 4% year over year, and Redfin rates the market very competitive. The stock runs from compact colonials and capes within walking distance of the two train stations to larger splits and condo developments toward the town edges — which means there are still real entry points here at prices that several neighboring towns closed off years ago. Well-prepared, correctly priced listings routinely go to multi-offer weekends, so buyers need financing sorted before the first open house.
What sets Norwood apart from its Route 1 neighbors is that it actually has a downtown. Washington Street runs past the Town Common and the Memorial Municipal Building, whose tower holds the 50-bell Walter F. Tilton Memorial Carillon — dedicated on Armistice Day 1928 and still played in a Monday-evening summer concert series on the Common, one of three free summer music series the town runs. A short drive south, Castle Island Brewing's taproom on Astor Avenue pours its own beer alongside Bardo's bar pizza and a full events calendar. Route 1 through town is the Automile, the dealership corridor that has anchored Norwood's commercial tax base since the early 1960s. One honest caveat: the former Norwood Hospital site remains an unfinished rebuild — the shell is up, but as of mid-2026 there is no operator and no reopening date.
The commute case is specific. Norwood has three stops on the MBTA Franklin/Foxboro Line — Norwood Depot and Norwood Central, only half a mile apart, plus the Windsor Gardens flag stop — and Norwood Central is the busiest station on the line outside Boston, with 781 parking spaces and rides to South Station running about 40 minutes. Route 1 runs through town and connects north to I-95. Then there is the tax math: Norwood's FY2026 residential rate is $9.82 per $1,000, against $12.87 in Westwood, $13.00 in Foxborough, and $17.15 in Sharon, because the Automile's commercial base carries a real share of the levy. Lower carrying costs on a lower purchase price than Westwood, plus a walkable center, is the trade buyers cross the town line for. Jessica Shauffer of the Weinstein Keach Group at Coldwell Banker Realty works these streets — call (617) 949-1046.
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Current listings represented by Jessica Shauffer and the Weinstein Keach Team at Coldwell Banker Realty.
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The things buyers ask about most in Norwood, in brief.
Zillow puts the typical Norwood home value at about $737,000 as of August 2026. Redfin shows a median sale price near $725,000, with listings averaging five offers and selling in roughly 27 days at about $434 per square foot. Redfin rates the market very competitive — have financing lined up before the first open house.
Norwood Public Schools serves prekindergarten through grade 12. The state counts 3,491 students in the district for 2025-26, with a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5 to 1. Test results and graduation rates for each school are on the state's School and District Profiles site.
The Town Common hosts three free summer music series, including Monday-evening concerts on the 50-bell Tilton Memorial Carillon, played from the Municipal Building tower since 1928. Castle Island Brewing's Astor Avenue taproom adds craft beer, bar pizza, and year-round events, and the walkable Washington Street downtown ties it together — a genuine town center, not a plaza.
Norwood has three Franklin/Foxboro Line stations, two of them half a mile apart. Norwood Central — the busiest stop on the line outside Boston — offers 781 parking spaces and roughly 40-minute rides to South Station, while Norwood Depot serves the north side of downtown. Route 1 runs through town past the Automile and connects north to I-95.
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Common Questions
It depends on what you need. Norwood has three MBTA commuter rail stops on the Franklin/Foxboro Line, and Interstate 95 and Route 1 pass through town. It runs its own PK-12 school district with nine schools. The town owns and operates Norwood Memorial Airport. Census figures published by the town show about 45 percent of housing units are detached single-family houses, with the rest in attached, two-unit, and larger buildings.
MARKET DATA
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (typical home value), data through September 2026.
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