Stoneham, MA
Tracking 8,045 properties across Stoneham, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1958 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Stoneham, MAInc. 1645
Stoneham is a small, residential town northeast of Boston, bordered by the Middlesex Fells Reservation — one of the largest urban parks in the region. The town's housing stock is predominantly single-family homes from the post-war era, with some older Victorian-era homes near the town center. The commercial activity along Main Street and Route 28 serves the local population without creating the kind of regional commercial district found in neighboring communities.
For property professionals, Stoneham is a quiet suburban market with moderate assessed values and a consistent housing stock. The Fells Reservation creates a natural amenity that affects values for adjacent properties, and the town's proximity to I-93 and the Route 128 corridor provides good commuter access.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
22 properties (0%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
The Property Landscape
8,045 properties · Median year built 1958 · Avg 2,666 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Architectural Styles
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Middlesex County Registry of Deeds
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 98% of Stoneham 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
32,137 municipal building permits on file · 62% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 32,137 building permits across 4,961 Stoneham properties — 62% coverage. 2,700 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.
Living in Stoneham
Middlesex County · Massachusetts
Stoneham covers 6.7 square miles in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $597K.
Single-family homes account for 5,132 of Stoneham's 8,045 properties, with 2,026 condominiums and 119 multi-family buildings. There are 273 commercial properties and 124 parcels of vacant land. About 68% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $461K and $713K, with the highest assessed property at $82.2M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Stoneham (100%) is on municipal sewer. Electric service is provided by NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY. 800 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Stoneham its character.
What Stoneham Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Stoneham's fire protection grade distribution (1,061 Grade A, 5,521 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Stoneham'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. NEP provides property-level compliance data from public records.
Lending solutionsInspection & Property Services
32,137 permits across 62% of properties means most Stoneham inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Stoneham property intelligence.
8,045 Stoneham properties — each with risk profiles, building data, permit history, and ownership analysis from 140+ sources. Open any property and see the full picture.
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