Russell, MA
Hampden County42.1898°N, 72.8560°W
Tracking 841 properties across Russell, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1967. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
841
Properties Tracked
1967
Median Year Built
$253K
Median Assessed Value
10%
FEMA Flood Zone
235,576
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Russell, MAInc. 1782
Russell is a small, rural town along the Westfield River in the western part of Hampden County. The town's compact village sits in the river valley, and the surrounding land rises into the Berkshire foothills. The housing stock is modest and limited.
For property professionals, Russell is a small, affordable rural market where the river valley location brings flood zone considerations and the mountainous terrain creates access and infrastructure challenges.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
84 properties (10%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
757
AE
80
A
4
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
Grade B
1
Grade C
277
Grade D
498
Grade E
65
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
841 properties · Median year built 1967 · Avg 2,081 sf
Property Types
Single Family
554
Institutional
95
Vacant Land
68
Multi-Family
57
Industrial
34
Commercial
15
Other
8
Condominium
2
Residential Other
2
Agricultural / Open Space
2
Construction by Era
1800-1849
12
1850-1899
51
1900-1949
141
1950-1979
225
1980-1999
139
2000+
78
Architectural Styles
Ranch
156
Vacant Land
102
Colonial
92
Cape Cod
86
Conventional
85
Contemporary
68
Multi-Family
41
Raised Ranch
35
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Hampden County Registry of Deeds
14
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$252K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
41%
Owner-Occupied
10%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 92% of Russell 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 Russell
Hampden County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes010080103401050010710108501097
1,643
Population
2020 Census
841
Properties
$253K
Median Assessed
41%
Owner-Occupied
17.9
Square Miles
Russell covers 17.9 square miles in Hampden County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $253K.
Single-family homes account for 554 of Russell's 841 properties and 59 multi-family buildings. There are 68 parcels of vacant land. About 41% of properties are owner-occupied, and 10% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $160K and $351K. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
34% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 0% have public water service. Electric service is provided by NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY.
What Russell Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Russell's fire protection grade distribution (1 Grade B, 277 Grade C) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Russell's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1817 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. 10% of Russell 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 Russell property intelligence.
841 Russell 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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