Princeton, MA
Worcester County42.4484°N, 71.8768°W
Tracking 1,960 properties across Princeton, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1978 and the oldest to 1735. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
1,960
Properties Tracked
1978
Median Year Built
$439K
Median Assessed Value
4%
FEMA Flood Zone
549,956
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Princeton, MAInc. 1743
Princeton is a hilltop town in the northern part of Worcester County, with Wachusett Mountain — the premier ski area in central Massachusetts — as its most prominent geographic feature. The town's elevated terrain, wooded lots, and conservation land give it a rural, scenic character. The housing stock is predominantly single-family homes on larger lots.
For property professionals, Princeton is a moderate-to-upper residential market where elevation, views, and proximity to Wachusett Mountain drive value premiums. The rural infrastructure and dispersed development create standard considerations for fire protection and property access.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
72 properties (4%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
1,888
A
57
AE
15
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
87
Grade D
825
Grade E
1,048
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
1,960 properties · Median year built 1978 · Avg 2,419 sf
Property Types
Single Family
1,339
Institutional
310
Vacant Land
181
Multi-Family
37
Other
26
Mixed Use
25
Agricultural / Open Space
15
Commercial
9
Two-Family
8
Industrial
8
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
11
1800-1849
53
1850-1899
76
1900-1949
122
1950-1979
497
1980-1999
464
2000+
202
Architectural Styles
Colonial
517
Vacant Land
297
Cape Cod
274
Ranch
220
Contemporary
152
Conventional
128
Government Land
47
Raised Ranch
41
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Worcester County Registry of Deeds
63%
Owner-Occupied
2%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 99% of Princeton 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 Princeton
Worcester County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes01541
3,495
Population
2020 Census
1,960
Properties
$439K
Median Assessed
63%
Owner-Occupied
35.8
Square Miles
Princeton covers 35.8 square miles in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $439K.
Single-family homes account for 1,339 of Princeton's 1,960 properties. There are 181 parcels of vacant land. About 63% of properties are owner-occupied, and 2% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $271K and $578K, with the highest assessed property at $7.0M. 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 TOWN OF PRINCETON - (MA). 171 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Princeton its character.
What Princeton Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Princeton's fire protection grade distribution (87 Grade C, 825 Grade D) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Princeton's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1735 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. 4% of Princeton 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 Princeton property intelligence.
1,960 Princeton 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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