Hopedale, MA
Tracking 2,521 properties across Hopedale, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1980 and the oldest to 1780. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Hopedale, MAInc. 1660
Hopedale is one of the smallest towns in Worcester County, originally founded as a utopian community in the 1840s and later home to the Draper Corporation, which manufactured textile looms. The Draper factory complex and its associated worker housing define the town's compact core. The housing stock includes these industrial-era homes and more recent suburban development.
For property professionals, Hopedale is a very small market with an unusual history and a compact, walkable center that contrasts with the more dispersed communities around it.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
29 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
2,521 properties · Median year built 1980 · Avg 2,700 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 98% of Hopedale 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 Hopedale
Worcester County · Massachusetts
Hopedale covers 5.3 square miles in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $406K.
Single-family homes account for 1,481 of Hopedale's 2,521 properties, with 560 condominiums. There are 88 commercial properties and 168 parcels of vacant land. About 72% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $321K and $548K, with the highest assessed property at $70.4M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
76% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 80% have public water service. Electric service is provided by FITCHBURG GAS & ELEC LIGHT CO. 274 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Hopedale its character.
What Hopedale Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Hopedale's fire protection grade distribution (414 Grade A, 1,037 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Hopedale's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1780 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 Hopedale 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 Hopedale property intelligence.
2,521 Hopedale 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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