
Sharon is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,575 at the 2020 census.
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About Sharon
Set in the central part of Massachusetts, Sharon is a small unincorporated community.
Sharon holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.99 square miles.
📰 Sharon News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Sharon Unique
- One of 11 places in the US named Sharon — but the Massachusetts one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Massachusetts — one of 248 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Sharon
- Alice's Mandarin Taste — chinese
- Angel's Cafe — coffee shop (café)
- Café Toma Toma — coffee shop (café)
- Canton Center Pizza — pizza
- Coriander Bistro — indian
- Elsie's Table — american
- Hakki Asian Fusion
- Poke Bowl — hawaiian
- SPICE ART - The Taste of India — indian
- Sichuan Gourmet — chinese
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Sharon Historical Society · Museum
- Kidsports Indoor Playground and Laser Tag · Arcade
- King Philip Rock · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Sharon
- Borderland State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
- 1st Sgt James A. Keating Memorial Park reviews ★
- Ames Long Pond Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Apple Valley Conservation Restriction · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Asrboro Dr Wetlands · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Bailey Court Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Barefoot Hill Property · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Beach St Wetlands · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Beaver Brook Watershed Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Beaver Brook Wetlands · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Beech Tree Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Sharon
- Cottage Street
- East Elementary
- Heights Elementary
- Helen Hansen Elementary
- Joseph H Gibbons
- O'Donnell Middle School
- Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School
- Sharon Early Childhood Center
- Sharon High
- Sharon Middle
- Stoughton High
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.