Home Ownership Here Far Above Average-This Day in Norwood History-July 23, 1942

A greater proportion of Norwood’s population own the homes they live in and the homes are more modern, although in slightly greater need of repair than are dwellings in most cities in the nation, according to final figures just issued by the Department of Commerce in reporting the results of the 1940 Decennial Census.

Of the 3,846 occupied dwellings in the city, 1,974, or 51.3 percent, are owned by their occupants. This compares favorably with the national figure for cities, 37.5. Only 3.S percent of the 3,948 homes in the city, occupied and unoccupied, have no private baths, as against 23.3 percent In other urban areas.

Major repairs—of the type whose continued neglect would impair the soundness of the structure—were found by the Census Bureau to be necessary in more than 11.5 percent of the cases In other cities, but in Norwood 11.8 were in need of repair.

An additional indication of the higher living standard prevailing in Norwood is obtained from the report on rentals which shows that the average monthly rental in the city is $36.30 as against $30.84 for all cities.

(All articles were originally published in the Norwood Messenger unless otherwise noted)