Wayland, MA
Middlesex County42.3632°N, 71.3607°W
Tracking 5,720 properties across Wayland, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1961 and the oldest to 1669. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
5,720
Properties Tracked
1961
Median Year Built
$900K
Median Assessed Value
4%
FEMA Flood Zone
1.63M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Wayland, MAInc. 1638
Wayland is an affluent residential town in the MetroWest region, with a housing stock that is predominantly single-family homes on generous lots. The town center retains a classic New England village character, and the surrounding neighborhoods are wooded, quiet, and well-maintained. The Sudbury River runs through the town's eastern section, creating conservation areas and some flood zone exposure.
For property professionals, Wayland is a high-value suburban market with strong schools and steady demand. The housing stock spans from colonial-era homes along the old roads to post-war subdivisions to newer construction, but the consistent thread is single-family, owner-occupied residential. The town's proximity to the Massachusetts Turnpike and Route 20 provides commuter access without the highway-adjacent density found in neighboring Framingham and Natick.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
232 properties (4%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
5,488
AE
206
A
26
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
57
Grade B
1,481
Grade C
3,711
Grade D
425
Grade E
46
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
40 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Very Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
5,720 properties · Median year built 1961 · Avg 2,619 sf
Property Types
Single Family
4,094
Two-Family
612
Institutional
554
Vacant Land
170
Commercial
108
Multi-Family
103
Residential Other
58
Agricultural / Open Space
10
Other
5
Industrial
4
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
32
1800-1849
50
1850-1899
208
1900-1949
754
1950-1979
2,558
1980-1999
814
2000+
658
Architectural Styles
Colonial
1,479
Cape Cod
711
Condominium
696
Ranch
634
Split Level
337
Vacant Land
306
Conventional
304
Raised Ranch
298
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Middlesex County Registry of Deeds
79%
Owner-Occupied
1%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 98% of Wayland 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
10,174 municipal building permits on file · 52% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 10,174 building permits across 2,943 Wayland properties — 52% coverage. 2,821 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.
10,174
Permits on File
52%
Coverage
Properties with permits
2,821
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
89%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Wayland
Middlesex County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes01778
13,943
Population
2020 Census
5,720
Properties
$900K
Median Assessed
79%
Owner-Occupied
15.8
Square Miles
Wayland covers 15.8 square miles in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $900K.
Single-family homes account for 4,094 of Wayland's 5,720 properties and 715 multi-family buildings. There are 108 commercial properties and 170 parcels of vacant land. About 79% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $688K and $1.2M, with the highest assessed property at $72.8M. 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. 806 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Wayland its character.
What Wayland Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Wayland's fire protection grade distribution (57 Grade A, 1,481 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Wayland's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1669 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 Wayland 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
10,174 permits across 52% of properties means most Wayland inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Wayland property intelligence.
5,720 Wayland 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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