Granby, MA
Tracking 3,347 properties across Granby, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1967 and the oldest to 1719. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Granby, MAInc. 1727
Granby is a small, semi-rural town south of Amherst, with a housing stock of single-family homes on moderate to large lots. The town has a quiet, agricultural character with tobacco barns and farmland along the Connecticut River floodplain in the western sections.
For property professionals, Granby is a moderate, affordable market in the Amherst-area orbit, with a housing stock that is newer than the hill towns to the west but more rural than the Valley communities.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
No properties in Granby fall within FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas.
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
3,347 properties · Median year built 1967 · Avg 1,444 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Architectural Styles
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Hampshire County Registry of Deeds
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 99% of Granby 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
5,569 municipal building permits on file · 50% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 5,569 building permits across 1,656 Granby properties — 50% coverage. 935 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 Granby
Hampshire County · Massachusetts
Granby covers 28.1 square miles in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $303K.
Single-family homes account for 2,146 of Granby's 3,347 properties and 198 multi-family buildings. There are 66 commercial properties and 495 parcels of vacant land. About 60% of properties are owner-occupied, and 3% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $136K and $418K. 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. 258 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Granby its character.
What Granby Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Granby's fire protection grade distribution (1 Grade B, 379 Grade C) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Granby's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1719 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
5,569 permits across 50% of properties means most Granby inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Granby property intelligence.
3,347 Granby 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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