Sherborn, MA
Middlesex County42.2398°N, 71.3701°W
Tracking 2,014 properties across Sherborn, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1970 and the oldest to 1670. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
2,014
Properties Tracked
1970
Median Year Built
$719K
Median Assessed Value
5%
FEMA Flood Zone
561,122
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Sherborn, MAInc. 1652
Sherborn is one of the most rural and affluent towns in Middlesex County — a community of horse farms, stone walls, and wooded estates that has resisted development pressure more successfully than almost any town inside the Route 495 belt. The housing stock is almost entirely single-family homes on large lots, many of them set well back from the road on private, wooded parcels. There is no meaningful commercial center.
For property professionals, Sherborn's profile mirrors the rural affluent towns in Essex County — Boxford, Hamilton, Topsfield. Private wells, private septic, limited fire hydrant coverage, and assessed values that reflect the land as much as the structures. Transaction volume is low, and each property is essentially unique in a market where lot size, privacy, and setting carry substantial value.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
94 properties (5%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
1,920
A
63
AE
31
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
17
Grade C
135
Grade D
1,456
Grade E
406
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
2,014 properties · Median year built 1970 · Avg 2,678 sf
Property Types
Single Family
1,346
Institutional
242
Vacant Land
156
Condominium
130
Mixed Use
41
Multi-Family
28
Residential Other
22
Commercial
17
Agricultural / Open Space
16
Industrial
11
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
53
1800-1849
48
1850-1899
65
1900-1949
103
1950-1979
843
1980-1999
257
2000+
215
Architectural Styles
Colonial
536
Cape Cod
169
Contemporary
168
Antique
135
Ranch
132
Condominium
85
Religious School / Hall
68
Church / Synagogue
49
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Middlesex County Registry of Deeds
68%
Owner-Occupied
2%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 99% of Sherborn properties. Ownership intelligence includes transaction history, entity detection, portfolio identification, and lien analysis — assembled from public registry records into a single property-level profile.
Building Permits & Maintenance
1,484 municipal building permits on file · 36% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 1,484 building permits across 726 Sherborn properties — 36% coverage. 575 properties have permit activity in the last five years.
Each permit record reveals maintenance decisions: roof replacements, electrical upgrades, kitchen renovations, solar installations. For insurance, lending, and appraisal professionals, permit history is the most objective evidence of property condition available from public records.
1,484
Permits on File
36%
Coverage
Properties with permits
575
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
78%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Sherborn
Middlesex County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes01770
4,401
Population
2020 Census
2,014
Properties
$719K
Median Assessed
68%
Owner-Occupied
16.2
Square Miles
Sherborn covers 16.2 square miles in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $719K.
Single-family homes account for 1,346 of Sherborn's 2,014 properties, with 130 condominiums. There are 156 parcels of vacant land. About 68% 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 $474K and $915K, with the highest assessed property at $7.8M. 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, and 3% have public water service. Electric service is provided by NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY. 286 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Sherborn its character.
What Sherborn Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Sherborn's fire protection grade distribution (17 Grade B, 135 Grade C) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Sherborn's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1670 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. 5% of Sherborn 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
1,484 permits across 36% of properties means most Sherborn inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Sherborn property intelligence.
2,014 Sherborn 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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