Hopkinton, MA
Tracking 7,332 properties across Hopkinton, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1991 and the oldest to 1702. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Hopkinton, MAInc. 1715
Hopkinton is best known as the starting point of the Boston Marathon — the runners' staging area on the town common is a defining image of the event. Beyond that identity, Hopkinton is a growing suburban town that has absorbed significant residential development over the past two decades as the I-495 corridor has matured. The town's housing stock includes a historic center with pre-1900 homes, established neighborhoods from the mid-20th century, and large swaths of newer construction in subdivisions built on former farmland and woodland.
For property professionals, Hopkinton's growth trajectory means a wide range of construction eras and building conditions within a single municipality. The newer subdivisions have modern construction and systems, while the older areas bring the maintenance and renovation considerations common to New England homes built before 1970. The town's assessed values have risen sharply with development pressure, but the market is large enough to support meaningful comparable analysis within its borders.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
119 properties (2%) 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
7,332 properties · Median year built 1991 · Avg 2,878 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Architectural Styles
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Middlesex County Registry of Deeds
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 99% of Hopkinton 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 Hopkinton
Middlesex County · Massachusetts
Hopkinton covers 27.9 square miles in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $776K.
Single-family homes account for 4,570 of Hopkinton's 7,332 properties, with 1,456 condominiums and 62 multi-family buildings. There are 81 commercial properties and 615 parcels of vacant land. About 78% 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 $508K and $1.0M, with the highest assessed property at $94.9M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
27% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 60% have public water service. Electric service is provided by NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY. 876 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Hopkinton its character.
What Hopkinton Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Hopkinton's fire protection grade distribution (500 Grade A, 698 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Hopkinton's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1702 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. 2% of Hopkinton 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 Hopkinton property intelligence.
7,332 Hopkinton 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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