Franklin, MA
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.
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.
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
11,905 properties · Median year built 1985 · Avg 3,251 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Architectural Styles
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Norfolk County Registry of Deeds
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.
Living in Franklin
Norfolk County · Massachusetts
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.
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