Webster, MA
Worcester County42.0501°N, 71.8803°W
Tracking 6,706 properties across Webster, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1960. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
6,706
Properties Tracked
1960
Median Year Built
$341K
Median Assessed Value
2%
FEMA Flood Zone
1.97M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Webster, MAInc. 1713
Webster is a compact town built around Webster Lake — also known by its full Nipmuc name, Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, the longest place name in the United States. The town's industrial heritage in textile manufacturing created a dense downtown with mill buildings and worker housing. The lake, one of the largest in southern New England, creates significant waterfront property and recreational value.
For property professionals, Webster offers the combination of an affordable, dense downtown market with the waterfront premiums along the lake. The industrial heritage brings some environmental considerations, and the older housing stock in the center requires attention to building condition and systems.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
102 properties (2%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
6,604
AE
87
A
15
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
796
Grade B
2,732
Grade C
1,889
Grade D
787
Grade E
502
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
40 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Moderate
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
6,706 properties · Median year built 1960 · Avg 29,864 sf
Property Types
Single Family
4,558
Multi-Family
1,141
Two-Family
387
Commercial
279
Institutional
181
Industrial
65
Mixed Use
49
Other
33
Three-Family
8
Vacant Land
2
Construction by Era
1800-1849
49
1850-1899
509
1900-1949
1,471
1950-1979
1,680
1980-1999
1,199
2000+
837
Architectural Styles
Ranch
1,123
Colonial
670
Cape Cod
629
Conventional
585
Raised Ranch
550
Condominium
389
Contemporary
144
Parsonage / Rectory
45
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Worcester County Registry of Deeds
61%
Owner-Occupied
5%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 92% of Webster 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
13,878 municipal building permits on file · 57% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 13,878 building permits across 3,823 Webster properties — 57% coverage. 3,021 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.
13,878
Permits on File
57%
Coverage
Properties with permits
3,021
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
86%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Webster
Worcester County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes015160154001570015710625506277
17,776
Population
2020 Census
6,706
Properties
$341K
Median Assessed
61%
Owner-Occupied
14.6
Square Miles
Webster covers 14.6 square miles in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $341K.
Single-family homes account for 4,558 of Webster's 6,706 properties and 1,536 multi-family buildings. There are 279 commercial properties. About 61% of properties are owner-occupied, and 5% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $257K and $437K, with the highest assessed property at $54.9M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Webster (83%) is on municipal sewer, and 84% have public water service. Electric service is provided by FITCHBURG GAS & ELEC LIGHT CO. 561 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Webster its character.
What Webster Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Webster's fire protection grade distribution (796 Grade A, 2,732 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Webster's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1800 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. 2% of Webster 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
13,878 permits across 57% of properties means most Webster inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Webster property intelligence.
6,706 Webster 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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