Holden, MA
Worcester County42.3561°N, 71.8624°W
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.
7,421
Properties Tracked
1968
Median Year Built
$437K
Median Assessed Value
1%
FEMA Flood Zone
2.12M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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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.
X
7,111
AREA NOT INCLUDED
206
A
93
AE
11
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
292
Grade B
1,427
Grade C
4,537
Grade D
563
Grade E
602
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
50 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Very Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
7,421 properties · Median year built 1968 · Avg 1,804 sf
Property Types
Single Family
5,157
Vacant Land
777
Institutional
601
Two-Family
560
Commercial
128
Multi-Family
106
Agricultural / Open Space
47
Industrial
23
Mixed Use
13
Other
4
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
32
1800-1849
35
1850-1899
88
1900-1949
913
1950-1979
2,657
1980-1999
870
2000+
1,445
Architectural Styles
Colonial
1,782
Ranch
1,578
Vacant Land
1,233
Cape Cod
977
Condominium
613
Raised Ranch
333
Conventional
255
Contemporary
95
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Worcester County Registry of Deeds
75%
Owner-Occupied
1%
Out-of-State Owners
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
Zip Codes0015201520015220154101543015640158301602016050160601612
19,905
Population
2020 Census
7,421
Properties
$437K
Median Assessed
75%
Owner-Occupied
36.3
Square Miles
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.
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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