Boxborough, MA
Middlesex County42.4828°N, 71.5143°W
Tracking 2,612 properties across Boxborough, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1976 and the oldest to 1698. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
2,612
Properties Tracked
1976
Median Year Built
$581K
Median Assessed Value
5%
FEMA Flood Zone
719,215
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Boxborough, MAInc. 1680
Boxborough is a small residential town at the junction of Routes 111 and 495, with a modest population and a housing stock that is almost entirely single-family homes. The town was largely rural until the I-495 corridor brought development pressure in the 1970s and 1980s, and much of the housing stock dates to that era. Boxborough shares a school district with Acton, and the two towns' property markets are closely linked.
For property professionals, Boxborough is a quiet, residential market with limited commercial activity, moderate lot sizes, and assessed values that sit slightly below the more established Acton market next door. The town's small size means limited transaction volume in any given year.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
124 properties (5%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
2,488
AE
105
A
19
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
Grade B
1
Grade C
289
Grade D
1,883
Grade E
439
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
50 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Very Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
2,612 properties · Median year built 1976 · Avg 2,818 sf
Property Types
Single Family
1,204
Condominium
876
Institutional
208
Vacant Land
111
Commercial
82
Industrial
47
Mixed Use
43
Multi-Family
15
Agricultural / Open Space
11
Residential Other
10
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
18
1800-1849
19
1850-1899
15
1900-1949
53
1950-1979
1,179
1980-1999
605
2000+
328
Architectural Styles
Condominium
862
Colonial
812
Cape Cod
151
Contemporary
104
Ranch
81
Religious School / Hall
71
Split Entry
59
Conventional
44
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Middlesex County Registry of Deeds
62%
Owner-Occupied
3%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 98% of Boxborough 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 Boxborough
Middlesex County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes0171901775
5,506
Population
2020 Census
2,612
Properties
$581K
Median Assessed
62%
Owner-Occupied
10.4
Square Miles
Boxborough covers 10.4 square miles in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $581K.
Single-family homes account for 1,204 of Boxborough's 2,612 properties, with 876 condominiums. There are 82 commercial properties and 111 parcels of vacant land. About 62% of properties are owner-occupied, and 3% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $176K and $861K, with the highest assessed property at $72.2M. 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 28% have public water service. Electric service is provided by MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANS AUTHORITY. 245 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Boxborough its character.
What Boxborough Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Boxborough's fire protection grade distribution (1 Grade B, 289 Grade C) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Boxborough's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1698 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. 5% of Boxborough 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 Boxborough property intelligence.
2,612 Boxborough 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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