Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Norfolk County has a population of 730,082 and has grown 1.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $683,900, about 5.2 times the county's median household income of $130,739.

Home price
$683,900
Income
$130,739
Population
730,082
Unemployment
4.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$683,900county
Median gross rent$2,149county
Median year homes here were built1964county
Share of homes built before 198067.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant4.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented31.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$2,970county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$2,941county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$2,476county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$3,526county
Home insurance / yr$1,483(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living141.2(statewide)
Median household income$130,739county
Family health premium / yr$28,151(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$26,709(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.046(statewide)
Poverty rate6.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home22.8%county
Unemployment rate4.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force69.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.0%county
Share of workers employed by government11.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry30.2%county
Economic output per resident$102,826county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.06%county
Top state income tax9.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.25%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time32.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service13 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport21090721county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station0.5 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.2%county
Traffic deaths11.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher58.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.4%county
Public schools in the county187county
Public school enrollment96880county
Students per full-time teacher12.4county
Elementary schools109county
Middle schools33county
High schools29county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above10county
Share of local colleges that are public33.3%county
Two-year institutions2county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians120county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county7county
Hospitals here with an emergency department5county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter5.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance1.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year9.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.5%county
Frequent mental distress15.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity19.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes9.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population730,082county
Land area in square miles396county
People per square mile of land1843.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores122county
Convenience stores151county
Share living far from a food store27.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract3.7%county
Population change since 2020+1.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents5county
Median age40.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.8%county
Share of households that are one person27.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States19.3%county
Second languages23.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents51county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in22,823county
Households that moved away24,640county
Average income of arriving households$114,098county
Average income of departing households$129,637county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,194county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings66.6%county
Violent crime rate315(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature51°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.6 incounty
Annual snowfall23.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.83 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F17 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing122 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days184 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 20county
Average first fall frostOct 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh17.7¢county
Household electricity use552 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$24.71(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity18.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas54.3%county
Homes heated by propane3.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil22.8%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband94.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk95.5county
Coastal flood risk85.2county
Drought risk41.4county
Landslide risk72.1county
Hail risk10.2county
Earthquake risk91.5county
Tornado risk69.0county
Tropical cyclone risk92.2county
Extreme heat risk89.6county
Winter weather risk49.2county
Strong wind risk66.3county
Wildfire risk49.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here1county
NFL teams based here1county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here1county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Norfolk County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Massachusetts figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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