Chesterfield, MA
Hampshire County42.3920°N, 72.8409°W
Tracking 781 properties across Chesterfield, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1970 and the oldest to 1780. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
781
Properties Tracked
1970
Median Year Built
$229K
Median Assessed Value
0%
FEMA Flood Zone
208,123
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Chesterfield, MAInc. 1760
Chesterfield is a small, hilltop town in the western part of Hampshire County, with a sparse population and a landscape of forests, farms, and the Chesterfield Gorge — a scenic natural area along the Westfield River. The housing stock is dispersed single-family homes.
For property professionals, Chesterfield is a very small rural market with limited transaction volume and the private infrastructure standard in the Hampshire County hill towns.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
No properties in Chesterfield fall within FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas.
NOT DIGITIZED
781
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
Grade C
34
Grade D
304
Grade E
443
Zone 1
Radon Risk
112 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
781 properties · Median year built 1970 · Avg 781,217 sf
Property Types
Single Family
493
Institutional
180
Mixed Use
37
Multi-Family
30
Residential Other
18
Agricultural / Open Space
10
Industrial
8
Commercial
3
Other
2
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
5
1800-1849
16
1850-1899
27
1900-1949
92
1950-1979
124
1980-1999
98
2000+
80
Architectural Styles
Ranch
77
Cape Cod
74
Colonial
52
Utility / Service
45
Park / Playground
33
Conservation Land
25
Recreation / Park
20
Contemporary
20
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Hampshire County Registry of Deeds
14%
Owner-Occupied
9%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 94% of Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield
Hampshire County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes01012010270103201050010840109601098
1,186
Population
2020 Census
781
Properties
$229K
Median Assessed
14%
Owner-Occupied
31.2
Square Miles
Chesterfield covers 31.2 square miles in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $229K.
Single-family homes account for 493 of Chesterfield's 781 properties. About 14% of properties are owner-occupied, and 9% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $67K and $386K, with the highest assessed property at $7.4M. 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. Electric service is provided by NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY.
What Chesterfield Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Chesterfield's fire protection grade distribution (34 Grade C, 304 Grade D) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Chesterfield's 9 property types, spanning construction from 1780 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 Chesterfield property intelligence.
781 Chesterfield 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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