Norwood, Massachusetts is located Eastern Massachusetts, bordered by Westwood on the north, Canton on the east, Sharon on the south, and Walpole on the west. Norwood is 14 miles south of Boston; 15 miles north of Brockton; 30 miles north of Providence, Rhode Island; and 205 miles from New York City. Principal highways are Interstate Route 95, U.S. Route 1, and State Route 1A, which all run between the inner and outer belts circling Boston, State Route 128 and Interstate Route 495 respectively. Commuter rail service is available to Back Bay Station and South Station, Boston, from Windsor Gardens (travel time to BBS: 25-35 min.; no MBTA parking), Norwood Central (travel time: 21-31 min.; 393 parking spaces) and Norwood Depot (travel time: 27-28 min.; 223 spaces). Amtrak's passenger service between Boston and New York City stops at the Route 128 Station in nearly Westwood.

Some information gathered on Norwood, MA is courtesy of Commonwealth Communities at Mass.gov