Millis, MA
Norfolk County42.1675°N, 71.3573°W
Tracking 4,093 properties across Millis, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1976 and the oldest to 1676. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
4,093
Properties Tracked
1976
Median Year Built
$527K
Median Assessed Value
8%
FEMA Flood Zone
1.14M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Millis, MAInc. 1657
Millis is a small suburban town along Route 109 and the Charles River, with a compact village center and surrounding residential neighborhoods. The housing stock is predominantly single-family homes across multiple construction eras, with the older homes concentrated near the center and newer development on the outskirts.
For property professionals, Millis is a quiet, moderate market with limited commercial activity and a consistent residential character. The Charles River creates some flood zone exposure in the northern sections of town.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
310 properties (8%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
3,783
AE
309
A
1
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
463
Grade B
1,396
Grade C
1,679
Grade D
376
Grade E
179
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
40 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
4,093 properties · Median year built 1976 · Avg 2,023 sf
Property Types
Single Family
2,304
Two-Family
821
Institutional
390
Vacant Land
233
Multi-Family
136
Commercial
97
Agricultural / Open Space
39
Industrial
31
Other
24
Mixed Use
18
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
33
1800-1849
30
1850-1899
82
1900-1949
388
1950-1979
1,321
1980-1999
755
2000+
815
Architectural Styles
Colonial
958
Condominium
858
Vacant Land
549
Cape Cod
409
Raised Ranch
276
Conventional
268
Ranch
263
Multi-Family
94
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Norfolk County Registry of Deeds
60
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$756K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
73%
Owner-Occupied
2%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 97% of Millis 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 Millis
Norfolk County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes02054
8,460
Population
2020 Census
4,093
Properties
$527K
Median Assessed
73%
Owner-Occupied
12.3
Square Miles
Millis covers 12.3 square miles in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $527K.
Single-family homes account for 2,304 of Millis's 4,093 properties and 957 multi-family buildings. There are 97 commercial properties and 233 parcels of vacant land. About 73% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $354K and $675K, with the highest assessed property at $48.2M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
58% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 88% have public water service. Electric service is provided by TOWN OF BRAINTREE - (MA). 429 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Millis its character.
What Millis Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Millis's fire protection grade distribution (463 Grade A, 1,396 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Millis's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1676 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. 8% of Millis 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 Millis property intelligence.
4,093 Millis 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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