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Norfolk County · Massachusetts

ZIP code 02035

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 02035 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
18,516

ZCTA residents

Median income
$108,559

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$581,900

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
6.25%

Massachusetts state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 02035 sits in Norfolk County, Massachusetts and is home to 18,516 people. Median household income is $108,559, the median home is worth $581,900 and median gross rent is $1,763. 73% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6.25% (Massachusetts state rate).

County
Norfolk County

FIPS 25021

State
Massachusetts (MA)

539 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 02035

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
18,516ZIP 02035 residents
Median household income
$108,559Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$581,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,763Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
43.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
73%Owner-occupied households

ZIP 02035 in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

ZIP 02035 is a mid-size town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, with 18,516 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #139 of 539 ranked by population — larger than 74% of them. The median age here is 43.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in ZIP 02035 earn a median of $108,559 a year, 38.2% above the national figure of $78,538. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 4.8% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in ZIP 02035 is valued at $581,900, 91.8% above the national figure, while median gross rent runs $1,763 a month, 25.4% above the national figure, or roughly $21,156 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 73% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

Reading ZIP 02035 in context

How 02035 sits inside Norfolk County and Massachusetts.

ZIP 02035 is tabulated inside Norfolk County, Massachusetts, one of 40 ZIP areas the Census publishes for that county and 539 across Massachusetts. This is a mid-sized suburban ZIP inside a county that is split across many delivery areas. County assignment on this page follows the largest share of the ZIP's land area, which matters where a delivery route crosses a county line: mail addressed to 02035 can be handled by a post office in a neighbouring county even though the tabulation area is filed here.

Against its own county, 02035 reports a median household income of $108,559, 24% below the $142,788 county median, and close to the $107,198 typical MA ZIP. Owner-occupied homes are valued at a median of $581,900, 8% below the county figure and 21% above the statewide ZIP median. Rent is reported gross — the contract amount plus tenant-paid utilities — at $1,763 a month, which is why it reads higher than the advertised rent on a listing for the same unit.

Massachusetts charges 6.25% statewide, and no local sales tax is layered on top, so the state rate is the full amount collected in 02035.

Everything above comes from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZIP Code Tabulation Area, with sales tax rates traced to the state revenue agency. Five-year estimates pool sixty months of responses, so they are stable enough to compare 02035 with its neighbours but always trail the current year, and any value the Census suppressed for sample size is shown as unpublished rather than filled in with a model.

Sales tax in 02035

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
6.25%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$6Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$63Before any exemptions

Massachusetts levies 6.25% statewide with no local add-ons. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
19%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
5.4×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$3,019/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
4.8%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 02035 compares

ZIP 02035 against the median ZIP in Norfolk County and across Massachusetts.

MeasureZIP 02035County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$108,559$142,788$107,198+1%
Median home value$581,900$630,200$481,450+21%
Median gross rent$1,763$1,978$1,591+11%
Population18,51617,2118,755+111%

Medians are computed across the 40 ZIP areas in Norfolk County and the 539 ZIP areas in Massachusetts.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 539 Massachusetts ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 52% of 507 state ZIPs

#243
Home value

above 62% of 512 state ZIPs

#193
Population

larger than 74% of 539 state ZIPs

#139

Comparable ZIP codes

Massachusetts ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
01077Hampden County$108,833$375,700$1,343
01835Essex County$108,275$431,400$1,747
01253Berkshire County$108,068$339,200—
02668Barnstable County$108,042$622,100—
02131Suffolk County$109,237$634,200$1,999
02382Plymouth County$107,794$456,400$1,785

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Norfolk County.

Adjacent ZIP Codes

Other ZIP codes in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

ZIP 02035 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 02035?
ZIP 02035 lies mostly in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 02035?
Massachusetts charges 6.25% statewide.
Is 02035 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,763 a month, about 19% of median household income, and the median home is worth $581,900 — +21% against the typical Massachusetts ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 02035, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.