Freetown, MA
Bristol County41.7949°N, 71.0675°W
Tracking 764 properties across Freetown, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1979 and the oldest to 1750. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
764
Properties Tracked
1979
Median Year Built
$173K
Median Assessed Value
17%
FEMA Flood Zone
187,987
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Freetown, MAInc. 1659
Freetown is a large, rural town in the center of Bristol County, with the Freetown-Fall River State Forest occupying a significant portion of its land area. The housing stock is predominantly single-family homes on larger lots, dispersed along rural roads through wooded and agricultural land. The town has limited commercial activity and a quiet, exurban character.
For property professionals, Freetown is one of the more rural and affordable communities in Bristol County. The large lot sizes, private wells, private septic, and dispersed development create the property-level considerations typical of rural New England — fire response times, road access, and infrastructure that varies from property to property.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
130 properties (17%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
634
AE
71
A
59
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
1
Grade B
14
Grade C
85
Grade D
431
Grade E
233
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
30 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
764 properties · Median year built 1979 · Avg 768,163 sf
Property Types
Single Family
400
Institutional
205
Industrial
44
Commercial
36
Multi-Family
33
Agricultural / Open Space
27
Other
8
Mixed Use
8
Vacant Land
2
Residential Other
1
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
1
1800-1849
2
1850-1899
5
1900-1949
23
1950-1979
52
1980-1999
35
2000+
39
Architectural Styles
Utility / Service
38
Colonial
37
Religious School / Hall
32
Municipal Facility
28
Conservation Land
24
Ranch
24
Cape Cod
20
Contemporary
12
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Bristol County Registry of Deeds
9%
Owner-Occupied
8%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 97% of Freetown 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 Freetown
Bristol County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes0234702702027170272002745027470277002779
9,206
Population
2020 Census
764
Properties
$173K
Median Assessed
9%
Owner-Occupied
35.5
Square Miles
Freetown covers 35.5 square miles in Bristol County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $173K.
Single-family homes account for 400 of Freetown's 764 properties. There are 36 commercial properties. About 9% of properties are owner-occupied, and 8% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $34K and $417K, with the highest assessed property at $24.1M. 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 11% have public water service. Electric service is provided by TOWN OF NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH - (MA).
What Freetown Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Freetown's fire protection grade distribution (1 Grade A, 14 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Freetown's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1750 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. 17% of Freetown 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 Freetown property intelligence.
764 Freetown 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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