Auburn, MA
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.
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.
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
7,072 properties · Median year built 1957 · Avg 2,405 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Architectural Styles
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Worcester County Registry of Deeds
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
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.
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