Malden, MA
Middlesex County42.4268°N, 71.0684°W
Tracking 13,500 properties across Malden, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1920 and the oldest to 1728. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
13,500
Properties Tracked
1920
Median Year Built
$659K
Median Assessed Value
3%
FEMA Flood Zone
3.91M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
18%
Coastal Zone
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Malden, MAInc. 1640
Malden is a dense urban city north of Boston, with an Orange Line subway connection that makes it one of the most transit-accessible communities in the region. The city's housing stock is predominantly multi-family — triple-deckers, two-families, and small apartment buildings built between 1880 and 1930 — with single-family homes making up a smaller share of the total. Malden's commercial district along Pleasant Street and the surrounding neighborhoods have a distinctly urban character.
For property professionals, Malden's transit access and proximity to Boston create strong demand in a market dominated by older, dense housing stock. The city's building age means condition assessment and systems evaluation are critical — the difference between a renovated triple-decker and one with deferred maintenance represents a significant gap in both value and risk. The Orange Line stations have created property value premiums in surrounding neighborhoods that parcel-level data can quantify.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon, coastal exposure, storm surge — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
384 properties (3%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
13,116
AE
367
A
17
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
1,360
Grade B
10,582
Grade C
1,556
Grade D
2
Coastal & Water Exposure
2,439 properties (18%) are within 3 miles of the ocean. 125 are classified as waterfront. The closest property is 2.1 mi from the coastline.
0
SLR 1 ft
Properties affected
0
SLR 3 ft
Properties affected
1,535
SLR 6 ft
Properties affected
5,417
Surge Exposure
Cat 1/2/3/4
75
Pond
Waterfront
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
40 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Very Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
13,500 properties · Median year built 1920 · Avg 3,141 sf
Property Types
Single Family
5,690
Condominium
5,572
Multi-Family
1,021
Institutional
387
Commercial
351
Vacant Land
228
Industrial
118
Mixed Use
86
Residential Other
40
Other
4
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
6
1800-1849
46
1850-1899
1,368
1900-1949
7,482
1950-1979
2,143
1980-1999
1,198
2000+
712
Architectural Styles
Multi-Family
4,006
Old Style
2,261
Condominium
2,185
Colonial
1,417
Cape Cod
497
Ranch
463
Apartment
330
Bungalow
286
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Middlesex County Registry of Deeds
62%
Owner-Occupied
2%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 98% of Malden 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
9,006 municipal building permits on file · 34% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 9,006 building permits across 4,607 Malden properties — 34% coverage. 2,801 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.
9,006
Permits on File
34%
Coverage
Properties with permits
2,801
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
96%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Malden
Middlesex County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes02148
66,263
Population
2020 Census
13,500
Properties
$659K
Median Assessed
62%
Owner-Occupied
5.1
Square Miles
Malden covers 5.1 square miles in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $659K.
Single-family homes account for 5,690 of Malden's 13,500 properties, with 5,572 condominiums and 1,024 multi-family buildings. There are 351 commercial properties and 228 parcels of vacant land. About 62% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $536K and $804K, with the highest assessed property at $106.6M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Malden (100%) is on municipal sewer. Electric service is provided by NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY. 1,623 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Malden its character.
Environmental note: Malden has an average EPA lead paint indicator at the 75th percentile nationally, consistent with 1,420 properties built before 1900 when lead paint was standard. 12,303 properties exceed at least one EPA environmental justice threshold — a factor in lending compliance and environmental due diligence.
What Malden Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
With 3% of properties in FEMA flood zones and 18% in the coastal zone, Malden concentrates several major underwriting variables. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Malden's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1728 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 Malden 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
9,006 permits across 34% of properties means most Malden inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Malden property intelligence.
13,500 Malden 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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