Southbridge, MA
Worcester County42.0750°N, 72.0337°W
Tracking 5,826 properties across Southbridge, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1948 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
5,826
Properties Tracked
1948
Median Year Built
$306K
Median Assessed Value
3%
FEMA Flood Zone
1.66M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Southbridge, MAInc. 1730
Southbridge is a small town in the southern part of Worcester County with a compact downtown built around the American Optical Company — once one of the largest optical manufacturers in the world. The company's factory complex and the surrounding worker housing define the town center. The Quinebaug River runs through the downtown.
For property professionals, Southbridge is an affordable market where the industrial heritage has left a dense housing stock near the center and the economic transition has kept assessed values modest. Building condition varies significantly, and the older multi-family stock requires attention to systems and maintenance.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
167 properties (3%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
5,659
AE
150
A
17
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
Grade A
670
Grade B
2,788
Grade C
1,544
Grade D
218
Grade E
606
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
5,826 properties · Median year built 1948 · Avg 2,401 sf
Property Types
Single Family
2,810
Multi-Family
1,274
Vacant Land
770
Institutional
362
Commercial
195
Two-Family
168
Industrial
116
Mixed Use
84
Residential Other
17
Agricultural / Open Space
15
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
28
1800-1849
65
1850-1899
422
1900-1949
1,824
1950-1979
1,235
1980-1999
678
2000+
375
Architectural Styles
Multi-Family
1,011
Ranch
881
Vacant Land
841
Cape Cod
609
Conventional
551
Colonial
366
Condominium
179
Church / Synagogue
138
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Worcester County Registry of Deeds
58%
Owner-Occupied
4%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 99% of Southbridge 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 Southbridge
Worcester County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes01550
17,740
Population
2020 Census
5,826
Properties
$306K
Median Assessed
58%
Owner-Occupied
20.9
Square Miles
Southbridge covers 20.9 square miles in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $306K.
Single-family homes account for 2,810 of Southbridge's 5,826 properties and 1,444 multi-family buildings. There are 195 commercial properties and 770 parcels of vacant land. About 58% of properties are owner-occupied, and 4% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $225K and $372K, with the highest assessed property at $40.2M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
78% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 87% have public water service. Electric service is provided by FITCHBURG GAS & ELEC LIGHT CO. 510 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Southbridge its character.
Environmental note: Southbridge has an average EPA lead paint indicator at the 62th percentile nationally, consistent with 515 properties built before 1900 when lead paint was standard. 4,422 properties exceed at least one EPA environmental justice threshold — a factor in lending compliance and environmental due diligence.
What Southbridge Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Southbridge's fire protection grade distribution (670 Grade A, 2,788 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Southbridge'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. 3% of Southbridge 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 Southbridge property intelligence.
5,826 Southbridge 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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