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Middlesex County high equity list, MA

90,046high-equity properties today · refreshed weekly

90,046 owners on this list today. Seats open. A list is not a reason: every owner here shows the reason.

Middlesex County, MA has 90,046 high-equity properties today, read from City of Cambridge Assessing Department records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 01760, 02155, 02478. 19,139 of these owners are also on the absentee owner list, the best one to stack. A property is on the list when current value is at least 2x the last sale price.

How it is built

How the Middlesex County list is made

Middlesex County's high equity list comes from the City of Cambridge Assessing Department property roll records: we read the county's current value compared with the last recorded sale price for every parcel, every week. A property is on the list when: current value is at least 2x the last sale price.

Middlesex County data dictionaryValue at least 2x last sale price (estimate).

Government, bank, builder and church owners are left out by default, so the count is owners you can actually write to.

By city

Where the Middlesex County owners are

Top 5 cities by high-equity properties
CityPropertiesShare
Lowell6,4747%
Cambridge5,7636%
Framingham3,7594%
Medford3,3094%
Arlington3,2014%

Top ZIP codes: 01760 Natick (3,853), 02155 Medford (3,731), 02478 Belmont (3,488), 02148 Malden (3,126), 02139 Cambridge (3,083).

Distribution

High-equity properties in Middlesex County by years owned and value

Years owned
Under 2 years559 1%
2 to 5 years1,064 1%
5 to 10 years3,125 3%
10 to 20 years22,854 25%
20+ years62,444 69%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k616 1%
$100k to $200k960 1%
$200k to $350k4,648 5%
$350k to $500k10,306 11%
$500k+73,516 82%
properties by county value
The numbers

High-equity properties in Middlesex County: what stands out

90,046 high-equity properties in Middlesex County right now, with a median county value of $756,250. 21% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 27 years.

Lowell holds the most (6,474, 7%), followed by Cambridge (5,763), Framingham (3,759), Medford (3,309).

By ZIP code, 01760 (Natick) has 3,853, 02155 (Medford) has 3,731, 02478 (Belmont) has 3,488: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

The largest group by years owned is 20+ years (62,444 properties); by county value it is $500k+ (73,516).

The official source

Where the official Middlesex County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the City of Cambridge Assessing Department. Many counties let anyone look up a property there for free, and some publish the whole list. Check the office's website for the format and any fee.

The free route is real: for one list in one county, the county office may be enough. What LeadCounty adds is the weekly collection from every office, matching each record to the right property, a likely-to-sell score with reasons, filters, and stacking with absentee owner. Massachusetts rules and the Massachusetts guide explain how the process works.

Why these owners may sell

Owners with equity have room to sell at a fair price, and long-time owners are often ready to move on.

How to work the Middlesex County list

  • Stack with owned 15+ years, absentee owner or tax delinquent.
  • Use nearby sales on the property page to check the numbers.
The letter to send: high equity ownersFor owners of 15+ years (downsizing, moving)

Dear [first name],

You have owned [property address] for [years owned] years. If you have thought about downsizing, moving closer to family, or simply not dealing with upkeep any more, I would like to make you a fair offer.

I buy as-is and you choose the closing date.

Send it in the app

The app fills in each owner's name and address and prints envelopes or labels.

What you get in the app

  • Every property on the list, with owner and mailing address
  • Likely-to-sell score 1–10 and the reasons
  • Stack with absentee owner
  • Map, property history, export one row per property to Excel / CSV
  • New owners on the list every Monday
Start my 7 days in Middlesex County

The score and the reasons on every owner show who is under the most pressure, so you start with the best odds.

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Questions

How many high-equity properties are in Middlesex County, MA?

90,046 on the latest county file, from official Middlesex County records (City of Cambridge Assessing Department). The count is refreshed every week.

How is equity estimated?

From the county's current value compared with the last recorded sale price. Mortgages are not public in bulk, so this is an estimate.

How often is it updated?

Every week.

Every Middlesex County high equity owner, with the reasons.

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