Ashland, MA
Middlesex County42.2600°N, 71.4643°W
Tracking 6,911 properties across Ashland, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1984 and the oldest to 1742. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
6,911
Properties Tracked
1984
Median Year Built
$577K
Median Assessed Value
3%
FEMA Flood Zone
2.01M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Ashland, MAInc. 1750
Ashland is a small town in the MetroWest region, positioned along Route 135 and the MBTA commuter rail — the starting point of the Boston Marathon passes through its downtown each April. The town's housing stock mixes older village-center homes with post-war suburban development and newer construction in the subdivisions that have filled in former farmland over the past few decades.
Ashland straddles the line between the denser MetroWest communities and the more rural towns to the west. The Sudbury Reservoir and associated conservation land create environmental constraints in portions of the town. For property professionals, Ashland offers a moderate, suburban market with good transit access and assessed values that sit in the middle range of the MetroWest corridor.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
234 properties (3%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
6,677
AE
175
A
59
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
Grade A
905
Grade B
2,994
Grade C
2,666
Grade D
215
Grade E
131
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
40 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Very Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
6,911 properties · Median year built 1984 · Avg 2,153 sf
Property Types
Single Family
3,828
Condominium
2,167
Institutional
252
Vacant Land
242
Commercial
165
Multi-Family
101
Industrial
58
Other
41
Mixed Use
28
Residential Other
19
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
2
1800-1849
6
1850-1899
87
1900-1949
528
1950-1979
1,783
1980-1999
2,564
2000+
1,255
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Middlesex County Registry of Deeds
81%
Owner-Occupied
2%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 99% of Ashland properties. Ownership intelligence includes transaction history, entity detection, portfolio identification, and lien analysis — assembled from public registry records into a single property-level profile.
Building Permits & Maintenance
29,798 municipal building permits on file · 72% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 29,798 building permits across 4,957 Ashland properties — 72% coverage. 2,955 properties have permit activity in the last five years.
Each permit record reveals maintenance decisions: roof replacements, electrical upgrades, kitchen renovations, solar installations. For insurance, lending, and appraisal professionals, permit history is the most objective evidence of property condition available from public records.
29,798
Permits on File
72%
Coverage
Properties with permits
2,955
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
90%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Ashland
Middlesex County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes017020172101746
18,832
Population
2020 Census
6,911
Properties
$577K
Median Assessed
81%
Owner-Occupied
12.9
Square Miles
Ashland covers 12.9 square miles in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $577K.
Single-family homes account for 3,828 of Ashland's 6,911 properties, with 2,167 condominiums and 104 multi-family buildings. There are 165 commercial properties and 242 parcels of vacant land. About 81% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $482K and $754K, with the highest assessed property at $100.5M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Ashland (82%) is on municipal sewer. Electric service is provided by NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY. 804 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Ashland its character.
What Ashland Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Ashland's fire protection grade distribution (905 Grade A, 2,994 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Ashland's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1742 to present, require local market knowledge for accurate comparable selection and valuation. NEP assembles building characteristics, environmental exposure, and condition signals into a single property profile.
Real estate solutionsLending & Title
Collateral assessment requires flood zone verification, environmental screening, and ownership chain validation. 3% of Ashland properties are in SFHAs where flood insurance is a federal lending requirement. NEP provides property-level compliance data from public records.
Lending solutionsInspection & Property Services
29,798 permits across 72% of properties means most Ashland inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Ashland property intelligence.
6,911 Ashland properties — each with risk profiles, building data, permit history, and ownership analysis from 140+ sources. Open any property and see the full picture.
Newburyport, MA · Federalist · 3,524 sq ft · 4 bed / 3 bath · Built 1800 · Historic District
NEP Property Intelligence Summary
ConditionC1Fire ClassBFlood ZoneXOwnerIndividualOccupancyOwner-Occupied
Purchased2018 (8yr)Permits11 totalSystems3 updatedLiensClearAssessed$1.6MOcean0.3 mi
EraPre-1940HistoricDesignatedRenovationRecentRadonZone 1
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