Auburn, MA
Worcester County42.1945°N, 71.8358°W
Tracking 7,072 properties across Auburn, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1957 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
7,072
Properties Tracked
1957
Median Year Built
$384K
Median Assessed Value
3%
FEMA Flood Zone
2.06M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Auburn, MAInc. 1714
Auburn is a suburban town immediately south of Worcester, with a housing stock that is predominantly single-family homes from the post-war era. The Massachusetts Turnpike and Route 12 run through the town, bringing commercial development and highway access. Auburn functions largely as a Worcester suburb, with commuters and commercial activity flowing between the two communities.
For property professionals, Auburn is a moderate, accessible market with a consistent housing stock and the commercial presence that comes with highway interchange proximity.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
201 properties (3%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
6,871
AE
135
A
66
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
677
Grade B
3,503
Grade C
1,999
Grade D
588
Grade E
305
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
50 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Very Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
7,072 properties · Median year built 1957 · Avg 2,405 sf
Property Types
Single Family
5,159
Two-Family
466
Institutional
334
Commercial
325
Multi-Family
310
Vacant Land
305
Industrial
112
Mixed Use
25
Residential Other
20
Other
8
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
23
1800-1849
29
1850-1899
126
1900-1949
1,789
1950-1979
2,557
1980-1999
1,152
2000+
703
Architectural Styles
Ranch
1,514
Cape Cod
1,228
Colonial
968
Conventional
712
Condominium
500
Vacant Land
491
Raised Ranch
393
Multi-Family
244
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Worcester County Registry of Deeds
78%
Owner-Occupied
2%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 100% of Auburn properties. Ownership intelligence includes transaction history, entity detection, portfolio identification, and lien analysis — assembled from public registry records into a single property-level profile.
Living in Auburn
Worcester County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes01501
16,889
Population
2020 Census
7,072
Properties
$384K
Median Assessed
78%
Owner-Occupied
16.4
Square Miles
Auburn covers 16.4 square miles in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $384K.
Single-family homes account for 5,159 of Auburn's 7,072 properties and 778 multi-family buildings. There are 325 commercial properties and 305 parcels of vacant land. About 78% of properties are owner-occupied, and 2% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $317K and $471K, with the highest assessed property at $43.2M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Auburn (85%) is on municipal sewer, and 86% have public water service. Electric service is provided by FITCHBURG GAS & ELEC LIGHT CO. 810 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Auburn its character.
What Auburn Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Auburn's fire protection grade distribution (677 Grade A, 3,503 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Auburn'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. 3% of Auburn 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
Understanding a property's construction era, environmental exposure, and building characteristics before arriving on site transforms inspection from discovery to verification.
Inspection solutionsExplore Auburn property intelligence.
7,072 Auburn 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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