Littleton, MA
Middlesex County42.5376°N, 71.5120°W
Tracking 4,506 properties across Littleton, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1976 and the oldest to 1680. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
4,506
Properties Tracked
1976
Median Year Built
$660K
Median Assessed Value
3%
FEMA Flood Zone
1.28M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Littleton, MAInc. 1686
Littleton is a small town at the western edge of Middlesex County, positioned at the junction of Routes 2 and 495. The town has grown from a rural agricultural community to a residential suburb, with much of that growth occurring since the 1980s as the I-495 corridor developed. The housing stock includes a historic village center with pre-1900 homes, mid-century development near Route 2, and newer subdivisions in the western and northern sections.
For property professionals, Littleton is a moderate suburban market with good highway access and a housing stock that spans several construction eras. The town's split between the older village core and the newer suburban development creates meaningful variation in building age, condition, and value within a relatively small community.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
150 properties (3%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
4,356
A
77
AE
73
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
4
Grade B
590
Grade C
2,597
Grade D
789
Grade E
526
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
4,506 properties · Median year built 1976 · Avg 3,049 sf
Property Types
Single Family
3,121
Institutional
398
Vacant Land
382
Condominium
263
Commercial
105
Industrial
76
Multi-Family
66
Mixed Use
51
Agricultural / Open Space
20
Residential Other
16
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
32
1800-1849
30
1850-1899
61
1900-1949
541
1950-1979
1,282
1980-1999
761
2000+
952
Architectural Styles
Colonial
778
Ranch
677
Cape Cod
504
Old Style
248
Contemporary
128
Nonprofit / Charitable
96
Antique
82
Religious School / Hall
80
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Middlesex County Registry of Deeds
66%
Owner-Occupied
2%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 99% of Littleton 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
21,626 municipal building permits on file · 74% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 21,626 building permits across 3,347 Littleton properties — 74% coverage. 3,347 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.
21,626
Permits on File
74%
Coverage
Properties with permits
3,347
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
81%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Littleton
Middlesex County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes01460
10,141
Population
2020 Census
4,506
Properties
$660K
Median Assessed
66%
Owner-Occupied
17.5
Square Miles
Littleton covers 17.5 square miles in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $660K.
Single-family homes account for 3,121 of Littleton's 4,506 properties, with 263 condominiums and 67 multi-family buildings. There are 105 commercial properties and 382 parcels of vacant land. About 66% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $466K and $885K, with the highest assessed property at $55.6M. 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 80% have public water service. Electric service is provided by TOWN OF LITTLETON - (MA). 509 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Littleton its character. 109 properties have swimming pools.
What Littleton Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Littleton's fire protection grade distribution (4 Grade A, 590 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Littleton'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 Littleton 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
21,626 permits across 74% of properties means most Littleton inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Littleton property intelligence.
4,506 Littleton 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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