Holden, MA
Tracking 7,421 properties across Holden, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1968 and the oldest to 1730. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Holden, MAInc. 1723
Holden is a suburban town immediately west of Worcester, functioning as one of Worcester's primary bedroom communities. The town's housing stock is predominantly single-family homes across multiple construction eras, with a village center that retains a traditional New England character. The Wachusett Reservoir forms part of the town's northern boundary.
For property professionals, Holden is a solid suburban market with moderate-to-good assessed values, strong schools, and a housing stock that is diverse enough in age to create variation in building condition across neighborhoods.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
104 properties (1%) 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
7,421 properties · Median year built 1968 · Avg 1,804 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Architectural Styles
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Worcester County Registry of Deeds
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 100% of Holden 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 Holden
Worcester County · Massachusetts
Holden covers 36.3 square miles in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $437K.
Single-family homes account for 5,157 of Holden's 7,421 properties and 666 multi-family buildings. There are 128 commercial properties and 777 parcels of vacant land. About 75% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $342K and $579K, with the highest assessed property at $45.3M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
80% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 90% have public water service. Electric service is provided by TOWN OF HOLDEN - (MA). 531 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Holden its character.
What Holden Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Holden's fire protection grade distribution (292 Grade A, 1,427 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Holden's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1730 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. 1% of Holden 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 Holden property intelligence.
7,421 Holden properties — each with risk profiles, building data, permit history, and ownership analysis from 140+ sources. Open any property and see the full picture.
Source: NE Provenance, “Professional Property Intelligence for New England,” neprovenance.com/insights/town/holden-ma. For references or attribution, please link back to this page or neprovenance.com. Thank you, we appreciate it.