Blackstone, MA
Tracking 3,723 properties across Blackstone, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1976 and the oldest to 1750. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Blackstone, MAInc. 1662
Blackstone is a small town on the Rhode Island border in the Blackstone River Valley, with a village center that reflects its mill-town heritage. The housing stock includes older worker housing near the mills, post-war single-family development, and the Daniels Farmstead historic area. The Blackstone River and Canal run through the town.
For property professionals, Blackstone is an affordable market at the southern edge of Worcester County, with a housing stock that mixes older mill-era construction with more recent suburban development. The river creates flood zone exposure in some areas.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
81 properties (2%) 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
3,723 properties · Median year built 1976 · Avg 1,729 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 98% of Blackstone 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 Blackstone
Worcester County · Massachusetts
Blackstone covers 11.4 square miles in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $360K.
Single-family homes account for 2,237 of Blackstone's 3,723 properties and 759 multi-family buildings. There are 74 commercial properties and 299 parcels of vacant land. About 73% of properties are owner-occupied, and 5% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $286K and $458K, with the highest assessed property at $33.5M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
54% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 90% have public water service. Electric service is provided by FITCHBURG GAS & ELEC LIGHT CO. 345 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Blackstone its character.
What Blackstone Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Blackstone's fire protection grade distribution (854 Grade A, 1,443 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Blackstone's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1750 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. 2% of Blackstone 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 Blackstone property intelligence.
3,723 Blackstone 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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