Brookfield, MA
Worcester County42.2163°N, 72.1028°W
Tracking 1,591 properties across Brookfield, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1970 and the oldest to 1737. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
1,591
Properties Tracked
1970
Median Year Built
$281K
Median Assessed Value
0%
FEMA Flood Zone
443,814
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Brookfield, MAInc. 1660
Brookfield is a small, rural town in the southern part of Worcester County, one of four Brookfield communities (along with East, West, and North Brookfield). The town's compact village center sits along the Quaboag River, and the surrounding landscape is agricultural and wooded. The housing stock is modest, with older homes near the center and dispersed rural residences.
For property professionals, Brookfield is a small, affordable market in the rural interior of Worcester County. The Quaboag River creates flood zone exposure near the village center.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
No properties in Brookfield fall within FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas.
AREA NOT INCLUDED
1,591
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
2
Grade B
284
Grade C
215
Grade D
379
Grade E
711
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
40 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
1,591 properties · Median year built 1970 · Avg 1,658 sf
Property Types
Single Family
955
Vacant Land
223
Institutional
149
Condominium
70
Multi-Family
59
Mixed Use
37
Commercial
31
Three-Family
18
Other
15
Residential Other
13
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
3
1800-1849
29
1850-1899
202
1900-1949
189
1950-1979
229
1980-1999
277
2000+
243
Architectural Styles
Conventional
285
Ranch
228
Colonial
215
Contemporary
54
Municipal Government
34
State Government
34
Park / Playground
24
Mobile Home
16
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Worcester County Registry of Deeds
53%
Owner-Occupied
3%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 98% of Brookfield 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 Brookfield
Worcester County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes01506
3,439
Population
2020 Census
1,591
Properties
$281K
Median Assessed
53%
Owner-Occupied
16.6
Square Miles
Brookfield covers 16.6 square miles in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $281K.
Single-family homes account for 955 of Brookfield's 1,591 properties and 78 multi-family buildings. There are 31 commercial properties and 223 parcels of vacant land. About 53% 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 $134K and $388K, with the highest assessed property at $10.1M. 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 32% have public water service. Electric service is provided by FITCHBURG GAS & ELEC LIGHT CO. 127 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Brookfield its character.
What Brookfield Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Brookfield's fire protection grade distribution (2 Grade A, 284 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Brookfield's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1737 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 Brookfield property intelligence.
1,591 Brookfield 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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