Community Guide
Norfolk County's value entry: a 39-minute train to South Station from a landmark 1888 granite depot, with typical home values roughly $200,000 below neighboring Canton.
Quick Answer
Stoughton is about 17 miles southwest of Boston. Its downtown MBTA station ends the Stoughton branch of the Providence/Stoughton Line, about 40 minutes from South Station. Route 24 has three interchanges in town. The high school building opened in 2019. Stoughton's FY2026 tax rate is $11.81 per $1,000 and its typical home value is about $604,000 (Zillow, September 2026).
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| County | Norfolk County |
|---|---|
| ZIP code | 02072 |
| FY2026 residential tax rate | $11.81 per $1,000 of assessed value |
| Typical home value | $604,000 (Zillow, September 2026) |
| Commuter rail | Stoughton station, end of the Providence/Stoughton Line branch; about 40 minutes to South Station |
| Public schools | Stoughton Public Schools, the town's own PK-12 district; Stoughton High School |
| Distance to Boston | About 17 miles southwest |
| Highways | Route 24, with three interchanges in town; state Routes 138, 139, and 27 |
Overview
Stoughton is where the Norfolk County math starts working in a buyer's favor. Zillow puts the typical Stoughton home value at about $607,000 as of August 2026, while Redfin data shows a median sale price around $540,000, with homes drawing about four offers on average and going under agreement in roughly 44 days. Compare that to the towns it borders: Zillow's typical value is about $807,000 in Canton and $879,000 in Sharon — a gap of $200,000 to $272,000 for addresses on the same commuter rail line. The FY2026 residential tax rate of $11.81 per $1,000 also undercuts Sharon's $17.15 and Easton's $12.59. Housing stock runs from postwar capes and split-levels near the center to larger colonials and condo communities, which keeps entry points open for buyers priced out next door.
The commute is the anchor. Stoughton station is the terminus of the MBTA's Providence/Stoughton branch, with weekday trains reaching South Station in about 39 minutes on a roughly hourly schedule — and because the line starts here, boarding riders get their pick of seats. The station itself is a landmark: the granite 1888 depot, architect Charles Brigham's first independent commission, carries a 62-foot clock tower and has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1974. The town's Train Depot Revitalization Project aims to put the building back to work as a downtown centerpiece. One question buyers ask: will South Coast Rail construction disrupt the branch? Not any time soon — the Stoughton 'full build' phase is unfunded and absent from the MBTA's FY2026–2030 capital plan, so Stoughton remains the end of the line. Route 24 handles the drive commute.
Day to day, Stoughton delivers more than its price tag suggests. Students moved into a brand-new 214,000-square-foot Stoughton High School in August 2019 — a roughly $126 million project with about $54.6 million in state reimbursement. On the recreation side, the Bird Street Conservation Lands, which the town's open space plan lists at 675 acres, have marked trails next to Ames Long Pond, an 86-acre pond by MassWildlife's count. Retail is a genuine differentiator: the Route 24 corridor holds the only IKEA in Massachusetts, plus the big-box conveniences neighbors drive into Stoughton for. And no local writeup is honest without Town Spa Pizza, the bar-pizza institution that has fed Stoughton for more than 65 years. What do you get here that you don't get next door? The same train, a landmark downtown, and six figures left over.
Current Properties
Current listings represented by Jessica Shauffer and the Weinstein Keach Team at Coldwell Banker Realty.
Under Contract$649,000
Stoughton, MA 02072
Under Contract$549,900
Stoughton, MA 02072
For Sale$1,725,000
Easton, MA 02356
For Sale$749,999
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For Sale$699,999
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For Sale$679,000
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The things buyers ask about most in Stoughton, in brief.
Zillow's typical Stoughton home value is about $607,000 as of August 2026, while Redfin shows a median sale price near $540,000 with homes averaging about four offers and roughly 44 days to go under agreement. Neighboring Canton ($805,677) and Sharon ($888,606) run $270,000-plus higher, making Stoughton the value entry to this stretch of Norfolk County.
The state counts 3,551 students in Stoughton Public Schools for 2025-26, with a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3 to 1. The 214,000-square-foot Stoughton High School opened in August 2019 after a roughly $126 million building project backed by about $54.6 million in MSBA state funding, built with collaborative classroom spaces and natural light throughout.
The Bird Street Conservation Lands cover 675 acres of trails, open fields, and old quarries, according to the town's open space plan, next to Ames Long Pond, an 86-acre pond by MassWildlife's count. Mountain bikers, birders, and dog walkers share the same trail network, mapped and maintained by the town's Conservation Commission.
Stoughton station is the terminus of the Providence/Stoughton Line, with weekday trains to South Station in about 39 minutes — boarding at the 1888 granite depot, whose 62-foot clock tower is on the National Register. The South Coast Rail Stoughton extension remains unfunded, so the branch stays a quiet end-of-line stop. Route 24 covers the drive.
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Common Questions
It depends on what you need. Stoughton has a downtown commuter rail station, about 40 minutes from South Station, and three interchanges on Route 24. It runs its own PK-12 school district with eight schools, and the current high school building opened in 2019. The town's housing plan lists the Bird Street Sanctuary and a municipal golf course among its open space. About 61 percent of housing units are detached single-family houses.
MARKET DATA
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (typical home value), data through September 2026.
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