Cummington, MA
Hampshire County42.4608°N, 72.8938°W
Tracking 856 properties across Cummington, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1964 and the oldest to 1767. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
856
Properties Tracked
1964
Median Year Built
$177K
Median Assessed Value
0%
FEMA Flood Zone
227,405
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Cummington, MAInc. 1762
Cummington is a small, rural town in the Berkshire foothills, best known as the childhood home of the poet William Cullen Bryant. The town's character is agricultural and wooded, with a compact village center and surrounding farms and forest. The housing stock is modest and dispersed.
For property professionals, Cummington is a small, affordable rural market where property values reflect the remote, pastoral setting.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
No properties in Cummington fall within FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas.
NOT DIGITIZED
856
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
79
Grade C
17
Grade D
334
Grade E
424
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
856 properties · Median year built 1964 · Avg 9,292 sf
Property Types
Single Family
353
Vacant Land
176
Institutional
139
Multi-Family
45
Agricultural / Open Space
37
Mixed Use
32
Residential Other
28
Commercial
13
Other
11
Three-Family
9
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
23
1800-1849
73
1850-1899
42
1900-1949
55
1950-1979
104
1980-1999
113
2000+
61
Architectural Styles
Cape Cod
95
Conventional
90
Contemporary
86
Colonial
64
Ranch
51
Park / Playground
29
Utility / Service
26
Multi-Family
18
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Hampshire County Registry of Deeds
35%
Owner-Occupied
12%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 94% of Cummington 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 Cummington
Hampshire County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes01026
829
Population
2020 Census
856
Properties
$177K
Median Assessed
35%
Owner-Occupied
23.1
Square Miles
Cummington covers 23.1 square miles in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $177K.
Single-family homes account for 353 of Cummington's 856 properties and 54 multi-family buildings. There are 176 parcels of vacant land. About 35% of properties are owner-occupied, and 12% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $46K and $336K. 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 14% have public water service. Electric service is provided by NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY. 64 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Cummington its character.
What Cummington Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Cummington's fire protection grade distribution (2 Grade A, 79 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Cummington's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1767 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 Cummington property intelligence.
856 Cummington 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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