Middleton, MA
Essex County42.5951°N, 71.0159°W
Tracking 4,022 properties across Middleton, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1989 and the oldest to 1684. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
4,022
Properties Tracked
1989
Median Year Built
$739K
Median Assessed Value
21%
FEMA Flood Zone
1.70M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Middleton, MAInc. 1659
Middleton is a small, primarily residential town in the interior of Essex County, positioned between the commercial corridors of Route 114 and the more rural landscape to the north. The town has seen significant residential development over the past few decades, with new subdivisions filling in former farmland and woodland, but it retains a quieter character than the neighboring communities of Danvers and Peabody.
For property professionals, Middleton's mix of older village-center homes and newer suburban construction creates a straightforward market with moderate value spread. The town's location along the Ipswich River brings some flood zone exposure in the eastern sections, but the majority of properties sit well above any flood concern.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
834 properties (21%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
3,188
AE
643
A
191
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
8
Grade B
468
Grade C
2,276
Grade D
695
Grade E
575
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
4,022 properties · Median year built 1989 · Avg 3,133 sf
Property Types
Single Family
2,115
Condominium
564
Two-Family
388
Institutional
278
Vacant Land
227
Commercial
131
Other
112
Multi-Family
89
Industrial
58
Mixed Use
40
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
11
1800-1849
23
1850-1899
68
1900-1949
364
1950-1979
712
1980-1999
975
2000+
1,045
Architectural Styles
Colonial
1,085
Condominium
721
Cape Cod
300
Ranch
283
Conventional
235
Raised Ranch
181
Condo-Ferncr
83
Contemporary
81
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Essex County Registry of Deeds
51
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$950K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
64%
Owner-Occupied
2%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 92% of Middleton 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
3,140 municipal building permits on file · 31% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 3,140 building permits across 1,232 Middleton properties — 31% coverage. 704 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.
3,140
Permits on File
31%
Coverage
Properties with permits
704
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
79%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Middleton
Essex County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes01949
9,779
Population
2020 Census
4,022
Properties
$739K
Median Assessed
64%
Owner-Occupied
14.5
Square Miles
Middleton covers 14.5 square miles in Essex County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $739K.
Single-family homes account for 2,115 of Middleton's 4,022 properties, with 564 condominiums and 477 multi-family buildings. There are 131 commercial properties and 227 parcels of vacant land. About 64% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $554K and $1.0M, with the highest assessed property at $51.3M. 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 70% have public water service. Electric service is provided by Middleton Municipal Light Department. 576 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Middleton its character. 121 properties have swimming pools.
What Middleton Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Middleton's fire protection grade distribution (8 Grade A, 468 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Middleton's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1684 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. 21% of Middleton 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
3,140 permits across 31% of properties means most Middleton inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Middleton property intelligence.
4,022 Middleton 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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