Barre, MA
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.
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.
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
3,118 properties · Median year built 1972 · Avg 1,515 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 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
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.
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