Oakham, MA
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.
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.
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
The Property Landscape
1,039 properties · Median year built 1985 · Avg 1,532 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Architectural Styles
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Worcester County Registry of Deeds
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
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.
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