Wakefield, MA
Middlesex County42.5065°N, 71.0728°W
Tracking 9,937 properties across Wakefield, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1951 and the oldest to 1681. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
9,937
Properties Tracked
1951
Median Year Built
$690K
Median Assessed Value
3%
FEMA Flood Zone
2.90M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Wakefield, MAInc. 1638
Wakefield is a compact suburban town north of Boston, centered around Lake Quannapowitt — a large lake that defines the town's geography and serves as a focal point for the community. The town center adjacent to the lake has a traditional New England character, and the surrounding residential neighborhoods are densely developed with single-family and two-family homes from the late 1800s and early 1900s.
For property professionals, Wakefield is a well-established inner suburb with strong commuter rail service, walkable neighborhoods, and a housing stock that is predominantly pre-war. The lake creates a desirable amenity and a handful of waterfront properties, while the density and age of the housing stock make building condition the key variable for insurance, lending, and appraisal work.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
254 properties (3%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
9,683
AE
217
A
37
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
1,828
Grade B
6,640
Grade C
1,469
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
50 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
9,937 properties · Median year built 1951 · Avg 2,644 sf
Property Types
Single Family
6,261
Condominium
2,182
Institutional
465
Commercial
308
Multi-Family
264
Vacant Land
220
Industrial
91
Mixed Use
77
Other
60
Residential Other
7
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
9
1800-1849
74
1850-1899
814
1900-1949
3,163
1950-1979
2,968
1980-1999
1,024
2000+
1,145
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Middlesex County Registry of Deeds
69%
Owner-Occupied
1%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 99% of Wakefield 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
45,277 municipal building permits on file · 69% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 45,277 building permits across 6,860 Wakefield properties — 69% coverage. 3,341 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.
45,277
Permits on File
69%
Coverage
Properties with permits
3,341
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
92%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Wakefield
Middlesex County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes01880
27,090
Population
2020 Census
9,937
Properties
$690K
Median Assessed
69%
Owner-Occupied
8.0
Square Miles
Wakefield covers 8.0 square miles in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $690K.
Single-family homes account for 6,261 of Wakefield's 9,937 properties, with 2,182 condominiums and 266 multi-family buildings. There are 308 commercial properties and 220 parcels of vacant land. About 69% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $578K and $813K, with the highest assessed property at $57.4M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Wakefield (100%) is on municipal sewer. Electric service is provided by TOWN OF WAKEFIELD - (MA). 1,092 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Wakefield its character. 101 properties have swimming pools.
What Wakefield Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Wakefield's fire protection grade distribution (1,828 Grade A, 6,640 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Wakefield's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1681 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 Wakefield 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
45,277 permits across 69% of properties means most Wakefield inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Wakefield property intelligence.
9,937 Wakefield 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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