Barre, MA
Worcester County42.4228°N, 72.1052°W
Tracking 3,118 properties across Barre, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1972 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
3,118
Properties Tracked
1972
Median Year Built
$274K
Median Assessed Value
0%
FEMA Flood Zone
856,535
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Barre, MAInc. 1720
Barre is a rural town in the geographic center of Massachusetts, with a classic New England town common and surrounding historic homes. The town's economy was historically based on agriculture and small manufacturing, and the housing stock reflects that heritage — a compact village center with older homes surrounded by dispersed farmsteads and newer rural residential development.
For property professionals, Barre is a rural, affordable market with limited commercial activity, private infrastructure on most properties, and the considerations typical of small New England towns far from major employment centers.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
No properties in Barre fall within FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas.
AREA NOT INCLUDED
3,118
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
521
Grade B
462
Grade C
369
Grade D
834
Grade E
932
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
50 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
3,118 properties · Median year built 1972 · Avg 1,515 sf
Property Types
Single Family
1,668
Vacant Land
585
Institutional
331
Multi-Family
237
Agricultural / Open Space
134
Commercial
56
Industrial
50
Mixed Use
29
Two-Family
12
Three-Family
9
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
56
1800-1849
91
1850-1899
132
1900-1949
402
1950-1979
415
1980-1999
535
2000+
354
Architectural Styles
Vacant Land
681
Ranch
428
Cape Cod
422
Colonial
279
Conventional
263
Raised Ranch
127
Antique
99
Other
92
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Worcester County Registry of Deeds
50%
Owner-Occupied
2%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 100% of Barre 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 Barre
Worcester County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes0100101005010680107401452
5,530
Population
2020 Census
3,118
Properties
$274K
Median Assessed
50%
Owner-Occupied
44.6
Square Miles
Barre covers 44.6 square miles in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $274K.
Single-family homes account for 1,668 of Barre's 3,118 properties and 258 multi-family buildings. There are 56 commercial properties and 585 parcels of vacant land. About 50% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $52K and $376K, with the highest assessed property at $27.0M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
33% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 42% have public water service. Electric service is provided by FITCHBURG GAS & ELEC LIGHT CO. 216 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Barre its character.
What Barre Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Barre's fire protection grade distribution (521 Grade A, 462 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Barre'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. 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 Barre property intelligence.
3,118 Barre 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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