Franklin, MA
Norfolk County42.5896°N, 72.6111°W
Tracking 11,905 properties across Franklin, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1985 and the oldest to 1690. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
11,905
Properties Tracked
1985
Median Year Built
$589K
Median Assessed Value
2%
FEMA Flood Zone
3.42M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Franklin, MAInc. 1660
Franklin is one of the larger towns in Norfolk County, positioned along I-495 and the commuter rail in the southwestern part of the county. The town has grown significantly since the 1980s, driven by the I-495 corridor development, and the housing stock reflects that growth — a historic town center with pre-1900 homes surrounded by extensive post-1980 suburban development in the eastern and western sections.
For property professionals, Franklin is a solid suburban market with a relatively new housing stock by New England standards, good transit and highway access, and assessed values in the moderate-to-upper range. The town's size means enough transaction volume for meaningful comparable analysis, and the range of construction eras creates some variation in building condition across neighborhoods.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
261 properties (2%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
11,644
AE
157
A
104
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
944
Grade B
3,509
Grade C
6,379
Grade D
746
Grade E
327
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
40 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Very Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
11,905 properties · Median year built 1985 · Avg 3,251 sf
Property Types
Single Family
7,769
Two-Family
1,141
Institutional
868
Condominium
790
Multi-Family
439
Vacant Land
374
Commercial
212
Industrial
195
Mixed Use
60
Residential Other
28
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
41
1800-1849
57
1850-1899
375
1900-1949
968
1950-1979
2,807
1980-1999
4,950
2000+
1,526
Architectural Styles
Colonial
3,824
CONDO-TOWNHS
1,258
Cape Cod
932
Ranch
791
Raised Ranch
668
Contemporary
637
Condominium
629
Old Style
539
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Norfolk County Registry of Deeds
201
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$679K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
76%
Owner-Occupied
2%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 98% of Franklin 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
69,728 municipal building permits on file · 71% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 69,728 building permits across 8,388 Franklin properties — 71% coverage. 5,974 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.
69,728
Permits on File
71%
Coverage
Properties with permits
5,974
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
90%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Franklin
Norfolk County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes02038
33,261
Population
2020 Census
11,905
Properties
$589K
Median Assessed
76%
Owner-Occupied
27.0
Square Miles
Franklin covers 27.0 square miles in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $589K.
Single-family homes account for 7,769 of Franklin's 11,905 properties, with 790 condominiums and 1,580 multi-family buildings. There are 212 commercial properties and 374 parcels of vacant land. About 76% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $464K and $748K, with the highest assessed property at $97.1M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
75% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 93% have public water service. Electric service is provided by TOWN OF BRAINTREE - (MA). 1,075 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Franklin its character. 280 properties have swimming pools.
What Franklin Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Franklin's fire protection grade distribution (944 Grade A, 3,509 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Franklin's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1690 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. 2% of Franklin 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
69,728 permits across 71% of properties means most Franklin inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Franklin property intelligence.
11,905 Franklin 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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