
Tracking 1,120 properties across Tolland, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1979 and the oldest to 1677. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Tolland is a tiny, rural town in the Berkshire foothills with one of the smallest populations in the state — fewer than 500 residents. The Otis Reservoir, managed by the Army Corps of Engineers, occupies the town's southern section.
For property professionals, Tolland is essentially a micro-market with a handful of properties, very rare transactions, and assessments driven entirely by land and lake proximity.
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
28 properties (3%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
1,120 properties · Median year built 1979 · Avg 824 sf
Recorded transactions from Hampden County Registry of Deeds
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 76% of Tolland properties. Ownership intelligence includes transaction history, entity detection, portfolio identification, and lien analysis — assembled from public registry records into a single property-level profile.
Hampden County · Massachusetts
Tolland covers 32.8 square miles in Hampden County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $179K.
Single-family homes account for 547 of Tolland's 1,120 properties. There are 316 parcels of vacant land. About 16% of properties are owner-occupied, and 36% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $27K and $340K. 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 NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY.
Tolland's fire protection grade distribution (26 Grade C, 672 Grade D) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsTolland's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1677 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 solutionsCollateral assessment requires flood zone verification, environmental screening, and ownership chain validation. 3% of Tolland properties are in SFHAs where flood insurance is a federal lending requirement. NEP provides property-level compliance data from public records.
Lending solutionsUnderstanding a property's construction era, environmental exposure, and building characteristics before arriving on site transforms inspection from discovery to verification.
Inspection solutions1,120 Tolland 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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