Key Advantages

WHY YOU WANT YOUR BUSINESS IN NORTON!

• Location: Immediate access to I-495 and I-95. 30 Miles to Boston/ 20 Miles to Providence.​​​​​​
• Competitive Tax Rate of $14.26 in 2022 for Commercial and Residential property.  
• On-line permitting
• 5th Safest City in Massachusetts
• Norton High School is ranked in the top 20% of Massachusetts public high schools in college readiness.  90% of our population graduated from high school and 40% has a bachelors or graduate degree
• Median Household Income of $111,042 with 85% of housing being owner-occupied 
• New water treatment plant and expanded wastewater treatment plant
• Bio-Ready Community that welcomes life sciences.  Norton is ranked as a Gold Community and is seeking Platinum status.  
• Norton is a Purple Heart Community
• Norton is designated a Green Community
• With our easy access to I-495 and I-95, Norton is a center for supply chain and logistics.
• Great place to live:  Norton is a quiet and tranquil town with beautiful natural resources, an excellent public school system, and wonderful neighborhoods.  We are also close to Gillette Stadium and the Xfinity Center.
• Norton is home to TPC Boston Golf Club, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Wayfair, New England Ice Cream, Autopart International, CPS Technologies, Bernie and Phyls Headquarters, Horizon Beverage, Spears Manufacturing, Wheaton College, The National Weather Service, Pitney Bowes and many wonderful small businesses. 
• Future public projects include a new Town Hall and Senior/Community Center, an athletic complex at Norton High School, the bike trail linking Norton to Mansfield and Taunton, and a traffic light at the W. Main St/N. and S. Worcester intersection.
• Norton is at 11% of its Subsidized Housing Inventory. 

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