Westminster, MA
Worcester County42.5449°N, 71.9108°W
Tracking 4,175 properties across Westminster, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1977 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
4,175
Properties Tracked
1977
Median Year Built
$393K
Median Assessed Value
4%
FEMA Flood Zone
1.20M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Westminster, MAInc. 1737
Westminster is a suburban-rural town in the northern part of Worcester County, with a housing stock that has grown as residential development has pushed north from the Fitchburg-Leominster urban area. The town retains agricultural land and conservation areas alongside newer subdivisions. Wachusett Mountain Ski Area is partly in Westminster.
For property professionals, Westminster is a moderate market with a housing stock that trends newer than the neighboring cities, moderate assessed values, and the suburban-rural infrastructure mix common to northern Worcester County.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
152 properties (4%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
4,023
AE
86
A
66
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
300
Grade B
219
Grade C
622
Grade D
1,188
Grade E
1,846
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
4,175 properties · Median year built 1977 · Avg 2,043 sf
Property Types
Single Family
2,970
Vacant Land
483
Institutional
286
Two-Family
116
Multi-Family
113
Industrial
68
Commercial
47
Residential Other
36
Other
19
Agricultural / Open Space
16
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
46
1800-1849
63
1850-1899
57
1900-1949
596
1950-1979
1,019
1980-1999
757
2000+
774
Architectural Styles
Colonial
918
Ranch
645
Vacant Land
557
Cape Cod
515
Conventional
289
Contemporary
206
Raised Ranch
181
Condominium
122
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Worcester County Registry of Deeds
82
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$575K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
63%
Owner-Occupied
4%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 96% of Westminster 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
9,177 municipal building permits on file · 53% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 9,177 building permits across 2,219 Westminster properties — 53% coverage. 1,721 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.
9,177
Permits on File
53%
Coverage
Properties with permits
1,721
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
79%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Westminster
Worcester County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes0014701452014730154101803
8,213
Population
2020 Census
4,175
Properties
$393K
Median Assessed
63%
Owner-Occupied
37.3
Square Miles
Westminster covers 37.3 square miles in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $393K.
Single-family homes account for 2,970 of Westminster's 4,175 properties and 233 multi-family buildings. There are 47 commercial properties and 483 parcels of vacant land. About 63% of properties are owner-occupied, and 4% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $249K and $530K, with the highest assessed property at $19.6M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
24% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 35% have public water service. Electric service is provided by FITCHBURG GAS & ELEC LIGHT CO. 350 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Westminster its character.
What Westminster Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Westminster's fire protection grade distribution (300 Grade A, 219 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Westminster'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. 4% of Westminster 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
9,177 permits across 53% of properties means most Westminster inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Westminster property intelligence.
4,175 Westminster 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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