Braintree Town vs Norwood

A side-by-side comparison of Braintree Town and Norwood: population, income, housing, and more.

Braintree Town and Norwood are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Braintree Town has the higher population (38,762 vs 31,380 in Norwood). Braintree Town has the higher median household income ($125,305 vs $97,110 in Norwood). Braintree Town has the higher median home value ($623,200 vs $613,500 in Norwood).

Population, income & housing

	Braintree Town	Norwood
Population	38,762	31,380
Median age	41.3 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$125,305	$97,110
Median home value	$623,200	$613,500
Median gross rent	$1,925	$2,056
Housing units	15,032	13,961
Homeownership rate	77.1%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.1%	53.1%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Braintree Town	Norwood
Population	37,220 → 38,762 (+4.1%)	29,306 → 31,380 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$96,522 → $125,305 (+29.8%)	$90,133 → $97,110 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$456,500 → $623,200 (+36.5%)	$439,300 → $613,500 (+39.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,522 → $1,925 (+26.5%)	$1,563 → $2,056 (+31.5%)

Braintree Town

Population

37,22038,762

Median household income

$96,522$125,305

Median home value

$456,500$623,200

Median gross rent

$1,522$1,925

Norwood

Population

29,30631,380

Median household income

$90,133$97,110

Median home value

$439,300$613,500

Median gross rent

$1,563$2,056

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Braintree Town	Norwood
Under 5	4.7%	6.1%
5 to 17	15.6%	13.2%
18 to 24	8.4%	7.1%
25 to 34	12.6%	16.8%
35 to 44	13.1%	13.3%
45 to 54	14.4%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.4%	12.4%
65 to 74	9.7%	9.5%
75 and over	8.1%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Braintree Town	Norwood
White (non-Hispanic)	69.4%	70.2%
Black or African American	2.5%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	21.2%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	2.8%
Two or more races	3.2%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Braintree Town	Norwood
No high school diploma	6.8%	6.8%
High school graduate	23.4%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	27.3%	30.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.7%	22.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Braintree Town	Norwood
Drove alone	63.6%	63.3%
Carpooled	6.4%	9.2%
Public transit	9.4%	9.6%
Walked	2.5%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	16.9%	14.6%
Other means	1.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Braintree Town	Norwood
1-unit, detached	64.5%	44.5%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	20.5%
5 to 19 units	10.8%	16.9%
20 or more units	10.7%	11.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Braintree Town	Norwood
Poverty rate	5.2%	8.2%
Average household size	2.66	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	33	31
Median year structure built	1956	1961