Attleboro, MA
Tracking 15,891 properties across Attleboro, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1968 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Attleboro, MAInc. 1634
Attleboro is a small city in the southeastern corner of Bristol County, historically known as the "Jewelry Capital of the World" for its concentration of jewelry manufacturing firms through the 19th and 20th centuries. That industrial heritage left behind a compact downtown with mill buildings and worker housing, surrounded by suburban neighborhoods that expanded during the post-war era. The city sits along I-95 and the MBTA commuter rail, providing direct access to both Boston and Providence.
For property professionals, Attleboro offers a diverse market with more housing variety than a typical suburban town. The industrial-era core brings multi-family buildings and older construction, while the outlying neighborhoods have single-family homes from multiple eras. The city's position on the Rhode Island border means it competes with both Massachusetts and Rhode Island markets for residents and commercial tenants.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
915 properties (6%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
The Property Landscape
15,891 properties · Median year built 1968 · Avg 2,172 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Architectural Styles
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Bristol County Registry of Deeds
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 99% of Attleboro 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
35,172 municipal building permits on file · 56% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 35,172 building permits across 8,874 Attleboro properties — 56% coverage. 6,677 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.
Living in Attleboro
Bristol County · Massachusetts
Attleboro covers 27.8 square miles in Bristol County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $426K.
Single-family homes account for 10,030 of Attleboro's 15,891 properties and 3,075 multi-family buildings. There are 469 commercial properties and 896 parcels of vacant land. About 71% of properties are owner-occupied, and 3% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $330K and $536K, with the highest assessed property at $204.9M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Attleboro (80%) is on municipal sewer. Electric service is provided by TOWN OF NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH - (MA). 1,342 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Attleboro its character.
What Attleboro Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Attleboro's fire protection grade distribution (1,447 Grade A, 6,937 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Attleboro's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1700 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. 6% of Attleboro 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
35,172 permits across 56% of properties means most Attleboro inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Attleboro property intelligence.
15,891 Attleboro properties — each with risk profiles, building data, permit history, and ownership analysis from 140+ sources. Open any property and see the full picture.
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