Town guide

Norton, Massachusetts

Norton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, home to about 19,240 people across 28 square miles. Its ZIP code is 02766.

Homes sold for a median of $312 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population19,240691 per sq mi
Median home value$501,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$312Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking52%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Norton

1 ZIP code

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Around Norton

Distances

Nearest major airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD)21 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA26 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY169 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Norton; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Norton

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Norton had 19,202 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.

It’s the 103rd largest of 351 towns in Massachusetts by population.

Bristol County grew from 252,029 residents in 1900 to 579,200 in 2020.

Norton population by census2000: 18,036, 2010: 19,031, 2020: 19,20218,036200019,031201019,2022020

Bristol County, 1900–2020

Bristol County population, 1900 to 20201900: 252,029, 1910: 318,573, 1920: 359,005, 1930: 364,590, 1940: 364,637, 1950: 381,569, 1960: 398,488, 1970: 444,301, 1980: 474,641, 1990: 506,325, 2000: 534,678, 2010: 548,285, 2020: 579,200252K’00’10359K’20’30365K’40’50398K’60’70475K’80’90535K’00’10579K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 52.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 50 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near NortonJan: high 37°F, low 18°F, 4.4 in; Feb: high 39°F, low 19°F, 3.8 in; Mar: high 46°F, low 27°F, 5.4 in; Apr: high 58°F, low 35°F, 4.7 in; May: high 69°F, low 46°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 55°F, 4.3 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 62°F, 3.5 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 60°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 52°F, 4.1 in; Oct: high 61°F, low 41°F, 5.1 in; Nov: high 51°F, low 32°F, 4.5 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 24°F, 5.2 in37°18°Jan4.439°19°Feb3.846°27°Mar5.458°35°Apr4.769°46°May3.677°55°Jun4.383°62°Jul3.581°60°Aug3.873°52°Sep4.161°41°Oct5.151°32°Nov4.542°24°Dec5.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Norton W, MA weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Bristol County

201,320 jobs at 13,221 businesses in Bristol County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Bristol CountyHealth care and social assistance: 40,609 jobs; Retail trade: 33,520 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 22,900 jobs; Manufacturing: 22,370 jobs; Wholesale trade: 16,347 jobs; Construction: 11,359 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 9,192 jobs; Administrative and support: 8,855 jobsHealth care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 17% Hotels and restaurants 11% Manufacturing 11% Wholesale trade 8% Construction 6% Transportation and warehousing 5% Administrative and support 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

156 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Norton.

Nearest hospitals

  • Sturdy Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Attleboro4.9 miles
  • Brown University Health Morton HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Taunton6.7 miles
  • Good Samaritan Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Brockton10.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors2
Specialist doctors1
Dentists12
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants18
Mental health providers76
Physical and occupational therapists44
Optometrists2
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies4

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Norton

Parks (10 nearby)

  • Taylor Hill Woods · 38 acres3.0 mi
  • Everett Leonard Park · 27 acres2.6 mi
  • Taylor Hill Conservation Woods & Trails · 12 acres2.9 mi
  • Everett Leonard Field · 9 acres2.6 mi
  • Toad Island Park · 3 acres3.4 mi
  • Library Park · 2 acres0.4 mi

Grocery stores

  • The Fresh Market3.6 mi
  • Shaw's4.3 mi
  • Stop & Shop4.4 mi
  • Big Y4.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens4.6 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy4.6 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy5.1 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy6.0 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Norton Public Library0.4 mi
  • Madeleine Clark Wallace Library0.5 mi

Museums

  • Attleboro Arts Museum5.0 mi
  • Attleboro Area Industrial Museum5.1 mi
  • Falls Fire Barn Museum6.4 mi
  • Old Colony History Museum7.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Watson Theatre0.4 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1669.

Colleges and universities

  • Wheaton College

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Norton

Public schools here are run by Norton. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
J C SolmoneseNortonPre-K–3491Public2.4 mi
L G Nourse ElementaryNortonK–3272Public1.2 mi
Henri A. YelleNorton4–5371Public0.7 mi
Norton MiddleNorton6–8527Public1.5 mi
Norton HighNorton9–12685Public0.9 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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