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Middlesex County vacant list, MA

59vacant properties today · refreshed weekly

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

Middlesex County, MA has 59 vacant properties today, read from City of Cambridge Assessing Department records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 01890, 02155, 01801. 39 of these owners are also on the absentee owner list, the best one to stack. A property is on the list when top 10% of the county by the likely-vacant model (learned from buildings city inspectors confirmed vacant).

How it is built

How the Middlesex County list is made

Middlesex County's vacant list comes from the City of Cambridge Assessing Department property roll records: we read our likely-vacant model, trained on buildings inspectors confirmed empty for every parcel, every week. A property is on the list when: top 10% of the county by the likely-vacant model (learned from buildings city inspectors confirmed vacant).

Middlesex County data dictionaryLikely-vacant score 1-10 within the county (10 = top 10%); empty for land without a building.

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 vacant properties
CityPropertiesShare
Winchester1119%
Arlington610%
Medford610%
Woburn58%
Westford47%

Top ZIP codes: 01890 Winchester (11), 02155 Medford (7), 01801 Woburn (5), 01886 Westford (4), 02476 Arlington (4).

Distribution

Vacant properties in Middlesex County by years owned and value

Years owned
Under 2 years1 2%
2 to 5 years3 5%
5 to 10 years2 3%
10 to 20 years9 15%
20+ years44 75%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k0 0%
$100k to $200k1 2%
$200k to $350k2 3%
$350k to $500k7 12%
$500k+49 83%
properties by county value
The numbers

Vacant properties in Middlesex County: what stands out

59 vacant properties in Middlesex County right now, with a median county value of $750,400. 66% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 45 years.

Winchester holds the most (11, 19%), followed by Arlington (6), Medford (6), Woburn (5).

By ZIP code, 01890 (Winchester) has 11, 02155 (Medford) has 7, 01801 (Woburn) has 5: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

The largest group by years owned is 20+ years (44 properties); by county value it is $500k+ (49).

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

An empty house costs its owner insurance, taxes and upkeep while earning nothing, and it attracts code violations.

How to work the Middlesex County list

  • Drive by or check recent photos before reaching out: the model points you to properties worth a look, it is not a fact about the house.
  • Stack with absentee owner and code violations.
The letter to send: vacant ownersFor owners of houses that look vacant

Dear [first name],

I'm a local buyer and I noticed [property address] may be empty right now. An empty house still costs tax, insurance and upkeep every month.

If you would rather sell it as it is, I can make a cash offer, take care of any clean-out and close on the date you choose.

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 vacant properties are in Middlesex County, MA?

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

How do you know a property is vacant?

From city vacant-structure lists where they exist, and from our likely-vacant model that scores every property in the county.

How often is it updated?

Every week.

Every Middlesex County vacant owner, with the reasons.

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