Chelmsford, MA
Tracking 11,014 properties across Chelmsford, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1966 and the oldest to 1656. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Chelmsford, MAInc. 1633
Chelmsford is a large suburban town at the intersection of Routes 3 and 129, positioned between Lowell to the north and the Route 128 communities to the south. The town developed primarily as a post-war suburb, and the housing stock reflects that era — single-family ranches, capes, and colonials on moderate lots, with some older village-center homes near the historic center and newer construction in recent subdivisions.
The town's size and location give it a diverse property base. The commercial corridors along Routes 3 and 129 bring office, retail, and light industrial properties. The residential neighborhoods range from modest post-war development to more affluent areas with larger homes and lots. For property professionals, Chelmsford is a solid suburban market with enough transaction volume to support meaningful comparable analysis, and enough variation across neighborhoods to require attention to location-specific factors.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
491 properties (4%) 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
11,014 properties · Median year built 1966 · Avg 2,399 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Architectural Styles
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Middlesex County Registry of Deeds
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 99% of Chelmsford 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 Chelmsford
Middlesex County · Massachusetts
Chelmsford covers 23.1 square miles in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $569K.
Single-family homes account for 7,476 of Chelmsford's 11,014 properties and 1,700 multi-family buildings. There are 348 commercial properties and 518 parcels of vacant land. About 67% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $437K and $690K, with the highest assessed property at $43.2M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Chelmsford (96%) is on municipal sewer. Electric service is provided by MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANS AUTHORITY. 999 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Chelmsford its character.
What Chelmsford Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Chelmsford's fire protection grade distribution (2,070 Grade A, 5,792 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Chelmsford's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1656 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 Chelmsford 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 Chelmsford property intelligence.
11,014 Chelmsford 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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