Wales, MA
Hampden County42.0727°N, 72.2206°W
Tracking 1,223 properties across Wales, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1972 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
1,223
Properties Tracked
1972
Median Year Built
$228K
Median Assessed Value
3%
FEMA Flood Zone
334,619
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Wales, MAInc. 1726
Wales is a small, rural town in the southeastern corner of Hampden County, bordering Connecticut. The housing stock is dispersed single-family homes on larger lots, with no meaningful commercial center.
For property professionals, Wales is a small, affordable rural market at the county's edge.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
38 properties (3%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
1,185
AE
20
A
18
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
Grade C
26
Grade D
580
Grade E
617
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
1,223 properties · Median year built 1972 · Avg 1,449 sf
Property Types
Single Family
755
Vacant Land
224
Institutional
119
Multi-Family
74
Other
19
Three-Family
9
Commercial
8
Agricultural / Open Space
6
Industrial
3
Two-Family
3
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
9
1800-1849
26
1850-1899
48
1900-1949
164
1950-1979
227
1980-1999
225
2000+
129
Architectural Styles
Vacant Land
260
Ranch
202
Bungalow
155
Cape Cod
132
Colonial
115
Raised Ranch
51
Conventional
45
Contemporary
39
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Hampden County Registry of Deeds
10
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$353K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
36%
Owner-Occupied
11%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 92% of Wales 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 Wales
Hampden County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes01081
1,832
Population
2020 Census
1,223
Properties
$228K
Median Assessed
36%
Owner-Occupied
16.0
Square Miles
Wales covers 16.0 square miles in Hampden County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $228K.
Single-family homes account for 755 of Wales's 1,223 properties and 86 multi-family buildings. There are 224 parcels of vacant land. About 36% of properties are owner-occupied, and 11% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $60K and $335K, with the highest assessed property at $11.1M. 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 0% have public water service. 83 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Wales its character.
What Wales Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Wales's fire protection grade distribution (26 Grade C, 580 Grade D) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Wales'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 Wales 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 Wales property intelligence.
1,223 Wales 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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