Blandford, MA
Hampden County42.1806°N, 72.9279°W
Tracking 1,165 properties across Blandford, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1965 and the oldest to 1749. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
1,165
Properties Tracked
1965
Median Year Built
$133K
Median Assessed Value
2%
FEMA Flood Zone
312,038
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Blandford, MAInc. 1735
Blandford is a small, rural hilltop town in the western part of Hampden County, with a sparse population and a landscape of forests, farms, and stone walls. The Massachusetts Turnpike passes through the town but does not have an interchange, so Blandford remains isolated from the development pressure that highway access brings.
For property professionals, Blandford is a very small, rural market with private infrastructure, limited services, and property assessments driven primarily by land.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
24 properties (2%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
1,141
A
24
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
4
Grade B
175
Grade C
77
Grade D
333
Grade E
576
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
1,165 properties · Median year built 1965 · Avg 5,488 sf
Property Types
Single Family
520
Vacant Land
305
Institutional
197
Mixed Use
45
Multi-Family
32
Agricultural / Open Space
23
Other
18
Residential Other
12
Industrial
10
Commercial
2
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
9
1800-1849
20
1850-1899
27
1900-1949
144
1950-1979
212
1980-1999
103
2000+
89
Architectural Styles
Ranch
153
Cape Cod
127
Colonial
96
Utility / Service
55
Utility (Electric)
54
Contemporary
41
Religious School / Hall
25
Camp/Seasonal
18
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Hampden County Registry of Deeds
7
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$340K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
27%
Owner-Occupied
13%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 79% of Blandford 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 Blandford
Hampden County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes01008
1,215
Population
2020 Census
1,165
Properties
$133K
Median Assessed
27%
Owner-Occupied
53.4
Square Miles
Blandford covers 53.4 square miles in Hampden County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $133K.
Single-family homes account for 520 of Blandford's 1,165 properties. There are 305 parcels of vacant land. About 27% of properties are owner-occupied, and 13% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $35K and $223K. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most properties rely on private septic systems, and 25% have public water service. Electric service is provided by NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY. 51 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Blandford its character.
What Blandford Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Blandford's fire protection grade distribution (4 Grade A, 175 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Blandford's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1749 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 Blandford 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 Blandford property intelligence.
1,165 Blandford 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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