Town guide

Sherborn, Massachusetts

Sherborn is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, home to about 4,427 people across 16 square miles. Its ZIP code is 01770.

Homes sold for a median of $411 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population4,427280 per sq mi
Median home value$1,026,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$411Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking64%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Sherborn

1 ZIP code

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Around Sherborn

Distances

Nearest major airportBoston Logan International Airport (BOS)21 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA20 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY171 miles away

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

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

Who represents Sherborn

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

Sherborn had 4,401 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.

It’s the 260th largest of 351 towns in Massachusetts by population.

Middlesex County grew from 565,696 residents in 1900 to 1,632,002 in 2020.

Sherborn population by census2000: 4,200, 2010: 4,119, 2020: 4,4014,20020004,11920104,4012020

Middlesex County, 1900–2020

Middlesex County population, 1900 to 20201900: 565,696, 1910: 669,915, 1920: 778,352, 1930: 934,924, 1940: 971,390, 1950: 1,064,569, 1960: 1,238,742, 1970: 1,397,268, 1980: 1,367,034, 1990: 1,398,468, 2000: 1,465,396, 2010: 1,503,085, 2020: 1,632,002566K’00’10778K’20’30971K’40’501.2M’60’701.4M’80’901.5M’00’101.6M’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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 47.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 46 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near SherbornJan: high 35°F, low 18°F, 3.4 in; Feb: high 38°F, low 18°F, 3.1 in; Mar: high 46°F, low 25°F, 4 in; Apr: high 58°F, low 35°F, 4.1 in; May: high 68°F, low 46°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 56°F, 4.1 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 62°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 59°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 52°F, 4.2 in; Oct: high 62°F, low 40°F, 4.8 in; Nov: high 51°F, low 31°F, 3.7 in; Dec: high 41°F, low 23°F, 4.4 in35°18°Jan3.438°18°Feb3.146°25°Mar4.058°35°Apr4.168°46°May3.877°56°Jun4.182°62°Jul3.980°59°Aug3.873°52°Sep4.262°40°Oct4.851°31°Nov3.741°23°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Natick, MA weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Middlesex County

963,417 jobs at 44,624 businesses in Middlesex County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Middlesex CountyProfessional services: 159,471 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 126,002 jobs; Educational services: 92,086 jobs; Retail trade: 79,115 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 68,258 jobs; Manufacturing: 67,626 jobs; Information: 67,368 jobs; Wholesale trade: 51,000 jobsProfessional services 17% Health care and social assistance 13% Educational services 10% Retail trade 8% Hotels and restaurants 7% Manufacturing 7% Information 7% Wholesale trade 5%

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

Health care

25 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sherborn.

Nearest hospitals

  • Metrowest Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Framingham4.1 miles
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Needham7.9 miles
  • Milford Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Milford9.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Specialist doctors6
Dentists2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers13
Physical and occupational therapists1
Chiropractors1
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 Sherborn

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Merchant Road Fields · 26 acres2.4 mi
  • Laurel Farm Baseball and Soccer Fields · 21 acres2.1 mi
  • Ashland Arboretum · 3 acres2.3 mi
  • Sherborn Center Historic District0.7 mi
  • Edwards Plain-Dowses Corner Historic District1.6 mi

Grocery stores

  • Shaw's2.8 mi
  • Market Basket3.0 mi
  • Roche Bros.3.3 mi
  • Seabra Foods3.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens2.8 mi
  • Walgreens3.3 mi
  • CVS3.3 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy3.5 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Sherborn Library0.6 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Knight Hall2.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • The Center For Arts In Natick3.9 mi
  • Keiter Center4.5 mi
  • Bardwell Auditorium6.2 mi

Counts are within about 3 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 1652.

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

Schools in Sherborn

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

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Pine HillSherbornPre-K–5397Public1.3 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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