Walpole, MA
Tracking 8,412 properties across Walpole, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1974 and the oldest to 1670. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Walpole, MAInc. 1659
Walpole is a suburban town south of Boston with a well-defined town center and residential neighborhoods that have grown through successive waves of development. The town is also home to MCI-Cedar Junction (formerly MCI-Walpole), the state's maximum-security prison, which occupies a significant parcel and creates a unique land-use dynamic. The residential areas are predominantly single-family homes with moderate to generous lot sizes.
For property professionals, Walpole is a solid suburban market with good schools, commuter rail access, and a housing stock that spans enough eras to create meaningful variation in building condition. The prison's presence is a local reality that affects some nearby property values but does not define the broader market.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
304 properties (4%) 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
8,412 properties · Median year built 1974 · Avg 2,525 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Architectural Styles
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Norfolk County Registry of Deeds
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 89% of Walpole 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
37,091 municipal building permits on file · 65% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 37,091 building permits across 5,422 Walpole properties — 65% coverage. 3,216 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 Walpole
Norfolk County · Massachusetts
Walpole covers 21.1 square miles in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $620K.
Single-family homes account for 5,204 of Walpole's 8,412 properties and 1,405 multi-family buildings. There are 224 commercial properties and 439 parcels of vacant land. About 73% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $478K and $813K, with the highest assessed property at $91.9M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
69% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems. Electric service is provided by TOWN OF BRAINTREE - (MA). 876 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Walpole its character. 335 properties have swimming pools.
What Walpole Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Walpole's fire protection grade distribution (671 Grade A, 3,802 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Walpole's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1670 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. 4% of Walpole 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
37,091 permits across 65% of properties means most Walpole inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Walpole property intelligence.
8,412 Walpole 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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