Burlington, MA
Middlesex County42.5048°N, 71.1956°W
Tracking 8,336 properties across Burlington, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1964 and the oldest to 1666. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
8,336
Properties Tracked
1964
Median Year Built
$716K
Median Assessed Value
4%
FEMA Flood Zone
2.42M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Burlington, MAInc. 1640
Burlington is a suburban town along the Route 128 corridor that has become one of the most significant commercial centers in Middlesex County. The Burlington Mall, the office parks along Middlesex Turnpike, and the technology companies along Route 3 bring a substantial commercial tax base that offsets the residential property burden. The town's housing stock is predominantly post-war single-family homes — ranches, capes, and colonials built during the 1950s-70s expansion.
For property professionals, Burlington's commercial presence creates a split market: residential neighborhoods with consistent, middle-market housing stock, and commercial corridors with significant assessed values and different risk profiles. The town's location at the Route 128/Route 3 interchange makes it a regional employment center, and the commercial property landscape includes everything from Class A office space to retail and light industrial.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
314 properties (4%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
8,022
AE
253
A
61
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
902
Grade B
5,502
Grade C
1,890
Grade D
42
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
8,336 properties · Median year built 1964 · Avg 4,333 sf
Property Types
Single Family
6,598
Condominium
654
Commercial
374
Institutional
313
Vacant Land
206
Industrial
121
Multi-Family
42
Mixed Use
14
Residential Other
7
Other
5
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
15
1800-1849
13
1850-1899
30
1900-1949
370
1950-1979
5,275
1980-1999
1,007
2000+
1,078
Architectural Styles
Split Entry
1,592
Ranch
1,388
Colonial
1,181
Cape Cod
788
Condominium
660
Multi-Level
483
Conventional
250
Lodge / Fraternal
115
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Middlesex County Registry of Deeds
81%
Owner-Occupied
2%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 98% of Burlington properties. Ownership intelligence includes transaction history, entity detection, portfolio identification, and lien analysis — assembled from public registry records into a single property-level profile.
Building Permits & Maintenance
66,826 municipal building permits on file · 74% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 66,826 building permits across 6,146 Burlington properties — 74% coverage. 5,396 properties have permit activity in the last five years.
Each permit record reveals maintenance decisions: roof replacements, electrical upgrades, kitchen renovations, solar installations. For insurance, lending, and appraisal professionals, permit history is the most objective evidence of property condition available from public records.
66,826
Permits on File
74%
Coverage
Properties with permits
5,396
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
93%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Burlington
Middlesex County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes0173001803018210188702420
26,377
Population
2020 Census
8,336
Properties
$716K
Median Assessed
81%
Owner-Occupied
11.9
Square Miles
Burlington covers 11.9 square miles in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $716K.
Single-family homes account for 6,598 of Burlington's 8,336 properties, with 654 condominiums. There are 374 commercial properties and 206 parcels of vacant land. About 81% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $632K and $839K, with the highest assessed property at $258.1M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Burlington (100%) is on municipal sewer. Electric service is provided by NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY. 1,052 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Burlington its character. 548 properties have swimming pools.
What Burlington Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Burlington's fire protection grade distribution (902 Grade A, 5,502 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Burlington's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1666 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. 4% of Burlington 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
66,826 permits across 74% of properties means most Burlington inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Burlington property intelligence.
8,336 Burlington 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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