Town guide

Sharon, Massachusetts

Sharon is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, home to about 18,574 people across 23 square miles. Its ZIP code is 02067.

Homes sold for a median of $381 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population18,574792 per sq mi
Median home value$737,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$381Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking45%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Sharon

1 ZIP code

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Around Sharon

Distances

Nearest major airportBoston Logan International Airport (BOS)19 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA18 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY175 miles away

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

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

Who represents Sharon

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

Sharon had 18,575 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.

It’s the 108th largest of 351 towns in Massachusetts by population.

Norfolk County grew from 151,539 residents in 1900 to 725,981 in 2020.

Sharon population by census2000: 17,408, 2010: 17,612, 2020: 18,57517,408200017,612201018,5752020

Norfolk County, 1900–2020

Norfolk County population, 1900 to 20201900: 151,539, 1910: 187,506, 1920: 219,081, 1930: 299,426, 1940: 325,180, 1950: 392,308, 1960: 510,256, 1970: 605,051, 1980: 606,587, 1990: 616,087, 2000: 650,308, 2010: 670,850, 2020: 725,981152K’00’10219K’20’30325K’40’50510K’60’70607K’80’90650K’00’10726K’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 20°F. About 49.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 56 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near SharonJan: high 37°F, low 20°F, 3.9 in; Feb: high 40°F, low 21°F, 3.4 in; Mar: high 47°F, low 28°F, 4.8 in; Apr: high 59°F, low 38°F, 4.4 in; May: high 70°F, low 48°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 57°F, 4.3 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 63°F, 3.6 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 62°F, 4 in; Sep: high 74°F, low 54°F, 3.7 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 43°F, 5 in; Nov: high 51°F, low 34°F, 4.1 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 25°F, 5 in37°20°Jan3.940°21°Feb3.447°28°Mar4.859°38°Apr4.470°48°May3.678°57°Jun4.383°63°Jul3.682°62°Aug4.074°54°Sep3.763°43°Oct5.051°34°Nov4.142°25°Dec5.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Walpole 2, MA weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Norfolk County

337,287 jobs at 20,745 businesses in Norfolk County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Norfolk CountyHealth care and social assistance: 54,022 jobs; Retail trade: 42,987 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 29,380 jobs; Finance and insurance: 28,889 jobs; Professional services: 23,330 jobs; Construction: 21,613 jobs; Manufacturing: 19,200 jobs; Wholesale trade: 18,703 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 9% Finance and insurance 9% Professional services 7% Construction 6% Manufacturing 6% Wholesale trade 6%

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

Health care

142 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sharon.

Nearest hospitals

  • Norwood HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Norwood5.7 miles
  • Good Samaritan Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Brockton5.7 miles
  • Signature Healthcare Brockton HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Brockton9.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors9
Specialist doctors5
Dentists16
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants16
Mental health providers70
Physical and occupational therapists21
Optometrists2
Chiropractors3
Pharmacies3

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 Sharon

Parks (14 nearby)

  • Deborah Sampson Park · 50 acres0.5 mi
  • Frank I. Sullivan Recreational Area · 49 acres1.1 mi
  • Manfred Kolz Soccer Fields · 24 acres2.5 mi
  • Dr. Walter A. Griffin Playground · 14 acres0.3 mi
  • Memorial Park Beach · 8 acres0.2 mi
  • Beech Tree Park · 1 acres0.1 mi

Grocery stores (4 nearby)

  • Shaw's2.5 mi
  • Shaw's2.7 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter3.0 mi
  • Big Y3.1 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.9 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy2.6 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Neipris Library0.6 mi
  • Sharon Public Library1.1 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Sharon Historical Society1.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Canton Community Theater: South Plaza2.5 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 1650.

Notable people born here

  • Sarah Palfrey Cooke (1912) · American tennis player (1912–1996)
  • Nick Zinner (1974) · American musician and photographer

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

Schools in Sharon

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

Public schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Sharon Early Childhood CenterSharonPre-K56Public0.6 mi
Cottage StreetSharonK–5433Public0.7 mi
East ElementarySharonK–5458Public1.5 mi
Heights ElementarySharonK–5545Public1.5 mi
Sharon MiddleSharon6–8815Public0.6 mi
Sharon HighSharon9–121,161Public0.3 mi
Private schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Al Noor Academy - SharonSharonPre-K–5141Islamic1.3 mi
Al-Noor AcademySharonPre-K–5141Islamic1.3 mi
Striar Hebrew Academy of SharonSharonPre-K–564Jewish0.4 mi
The Bilingual Montessori School of SharonSharonPre-K–K15Nonsectarian1.0 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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