Lincoln, MA
Tracking 2,696 properties across Lincoln, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1966 and the oldest to 1680. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Lincoln, MAInc. 1650
Lincoln is a small, affluent town that has preserved a remarkably rural character despite sitting within the Route 128 belt. Large-lot zoning, aggressive conservation land acquisition, and the presence of significant institutional landholders — including DeCordova Museum, Mass Audubon's Drumlin Farm, and a portion of Hanscom Air Force Base — have kept development density low. The housing stock is predominantly single-family homes on large lots, with notable examples of mid-century modern architecture alongside the more typical colonials.
Walden Pond straddles the Lincoln-Concord border, and the town's extensive conservation land creates a wooded, open landscape that belies its proximity to Boston. For property professionals, Lincoln is one of the smallest and most exclusive markets in the county — limited transaction volume, high assessed values, and properties where lot size, privacy, and natural setting are often worth as much as the structures themselves.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
81 properties (3%) 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
2,696 properties · Median year built 1966 · Avg 3,167 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 97% of Lincoln properties. Ownership intelligence includes transaction history, entity detection, portfolio identification, and lien analysis — assembled from public registry records into a single property-level profile.
Building Permits & Maintenance
2,414 municipal building permits on file · 32% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 2,414 building permits across 871 Lincoln properties — 32% coverage. 693 properties have permit activity in the last five years.
Each permit record reveals maintenance decisions: roof replacements, electrical upgrades, kitchen renovations, solar installations. For insurance, lending, and appraisal professionals, permit history is the most objective evidence of property condition available from public records.
Living in Lincoln
Middlesex County · Massachusetts
Lincoln covers 15.0 square miles in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $1.1M.
Single-family homes account for 1,545 of Lincoln's 2,696 properties, with 409 condominiums. There are 154 parcels of vacant land. About 59% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $684K and $1.7M, with the highest assessed property at $89.5M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most properties rely on private septic systems, and 90% have public water service. Electric service is provided by NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY. 351 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Lincoln its character.
What Lincoln Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Lincoln's fire protection grade distribution (3 Grade A, 338 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Lincoln's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1680 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 Lincoln 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
2,414 permits across 32% of properties means most Lincoln inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Lincoln property intelligence.
2,696 Lincoln 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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