Leicester, MA
Worcester County42.2459°N, 71.9082°W
Tracking 4,525 properties across Leicester, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1962 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
4,525
Properties Tracked
1962
Median Year Built
$344K
Median Assessed Value
3%
FEMA Flood Zone
1.26M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Leicester, MAInc. 1713
Leicester is a suburban town west of Worcester, with a housing stock that mixes older village-center homes with post-war suburban development. The town's position along Route 9 provides commercial corridors and highway access, and its function as a Worcester suburb keeps demand steady.
For property professionals, Leicester is a moderate, affordable market where proximity to Worcester drives both demand and commercial activity along the highway corridor.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
155 properties (3%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
4,370
A
132
AE
23
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
687
Grade B
766
Grade C
995
Grade D
995
Grade E
1,082
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
50 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
4,525 properties · Median year built 1962 · Avg 1,842 sf
Property Types
Single Family
2,654
Vacant Land
848
Condominium
300
Institutional
274
Multi-Family
108
Commercial
105
Other
91
Industrial
56
Mixed Use
51
Residential Other
20
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
25
1800-1849
58
1850-1899
155
1900-1949
670
1950-1979
1,122
1980-1999
653
2000+
510
Architectural Styles
Ranch
810
Cape Cod
528
Colonial
521
Old Style
341
Split Entry
224
Condominium
157
Multi-Family
147
Contemporary
83
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Worcester County Registry of Deeds
57%
Owner-Occupied
2%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 96% of Leicester 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 Leicester
Worcester County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes01501015070152401537015420160301611
11,087
Population
2020 Census
4,525
Properties
$344K
Median Assessed
57%
Owner-Occupied
24.6
Square Miles
Leicester covers 24.6 square miles in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $344K.
Single-family homes account for 2,654 of Leicester's 4,525 properties, with 300 condominiums and 109 multi-family buildings. There are 105 commercial properties and 848 parcels of vacant land. About 57% of properties are owner-occupied, and 2% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $100K and $439K, with the highest assessed property at $49.4M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
51% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 45% have public water service. Electric service is provided by FITCHBURG GAS & ELEC LIGHT CO. 276 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Leicester its character.
What Leicester Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Leicester's fire protection grade distribution (687 Grade A, 766 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Leicester's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1700 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. 3% of Leicester 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 Leicester property intelligence.
4,525 Leicester 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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