Oakham, MA
Worcester County42.3549°N, 72.0435°W
Tracking 1,039 properties across Oakham, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1985 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
1,039
Properties Tracked
1985
Median Year Built
$331K
Median Assessed Value
0%
FEMA Flood Zone
290,120
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Oakham, MAInc. 1749
Oakham is a small, rural town in the geographic center of Massachusetts, with a landscape of farms, forests, and dispersed homes. The town has minimal commercial activity and a very small population. The housing stock is predominantly single-family homes on large lots.
For property professionals, Oakham is a very small rural market with limited transaction volume and assessments driven primarily by land.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
No properties in Oakham fall within FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas.
AREA NOT INCLUDED
1,039
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
Grade C
28
Grade D
558
Grade E
453
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
50 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Very Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
1,039 properties · Median year built 1985 · Avg 1,532 sf
Property Types
Single Family
692
Vacant Land
165
Institutional
94
Multi-Family
36
Mixed Use
21
Agricultural / Open Space
11
Other
6
Commercial
5
Industrial
5
Two-Family
2
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
15
1800-1849
16
1850-1899
22
1900-1949
83
1950-1979
186
1980-1999
274
2000+
169
Architectural Styles
Colonial
227
Vacant Land
183
Cape Cod
166
Ranch
162
Conventional
69
Contemporary
45
Raised Ranch
32
Utility / Service
16
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Worcester County Registry of Deeds
62%
Owner-Occupied
2%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 98% of Oakham 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 Oakham
Worcester County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes01068
1,851
Population
2020 Census
1,039
Properties
$331K
Median Assessed
62%
Owner-Occupied
21.2
Square Miles
Oakham covers 21.2 square miles in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $331K.
Single-family homes account for 692 of Oakham's 1,039 properties. There are 165 parcels of vacant land. About 62% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $213K and $434K, with the highest assessed property at $11.8M. 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. Electric service is provided by FITCHBURG GAS & ELEC LIGHT CO. 91 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Oakham its character.
What Oakham Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Oakham's fire protection grade distribution (28 Grade C, 558 Grade D) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Oakham's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1700 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. 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 Oakham property intelligence.
1,039 Oakham 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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