Norfolk County, MA real estate

What the numbers say

Norfolk County, MA real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Norfolk County listed for $786,950, down 12.3% from a year earlier. That is 10% above the Massachusetts median of $714,250.

Homes spent a median of 43 days on the market, slower than 31 days a year ago. That makes Norfolk County the #5 fastest-selling of 12 Massachusetts counties we track.

Homeowners in Norfolk County pay a median of $7,261 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $683,900, an effective rate of about 1.06%. The Massachusetts average is 1.07%, which makes Norfolk County the #7 lowest-tax of 14 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $2,149 a month, and $2,314 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 31 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $787,000 home here comes to about $5,315 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $228,000 a year (the median household here earns $130,739).