Plainfield, MA
Hampshire County42.5160°N, 72.9162°W
Tracking 706 properties across Plainfield, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1972 and the oldest to 1783. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
706
Properties Tracked
1972
Median Year Built
$125K
Median Assessed Value
0%
FEMA Flood Zone
186,474
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Plainfield, MAInc. 1770
Plainfield is a very small, rural town in the Hampshire County hill towns, with a sparse population and a landscape of forests and cleared farmland at elevation.
For property professionals, Plainfield is a micro-market with very few properties and very limited activity.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
No properties in Plainfield fall within FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas.
NOT DIGITIZED
706
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
29
Grade D
352
Grade E
325
Zone 1
Radon Risk
112 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
706 properties · Median year built 1972 · Avg 1,008 sf
Property Types
Single Family
277
Vacant Land
138
Institutional
133
Residential Other
37
Multi-Family
35
Industrial
27
Agricultural / Open Space
19
Mixed Use
13
Three-Family
9
Other
7
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
6
1800-1849
33
1850-1899
12
1900-1949
40
1950-1979
116
1980-1999
100
2000+
52
Architectural Styles
Cape Cod
88
Contemporary
85
Ranch
60
Utility / Service
43
Bungalow
34
Conventional
29
Government Land
25
Utility Land / Easement
22
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Hampshire County Registry of Deeds
3
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$140K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
32%
Owner-Occupied
15%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 97% of Plainfield 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 Plainfield
Hampshire County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes01070
633
Population
2020 Census
706
Properties
$125K
Median Assessed
32%
Owner-Occupied
21.3
Square Miles
Plainfield covers 21.3 square miles in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $125K.
Single-family homes account for 277 of Plainfield's 706 properties. There are 138 parcels of vacant land. About 32% of properties are owner-occupied, and 15% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $35K and $265K, with the highest assessed property at $6.0M. 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 NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY.
What Plainfield Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Plainfield's fire protection grade distribution (29 Grade C, 352 Grade D) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Plainfield's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1783 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 Plainfield property intelligence.
706 Plainfield 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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