Franklin County, Massachusetts property search
Search an address or an owner in Franklin County, Massachusetts with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 42,568 lots are mapped here, covering 448,936 acres. 5,872 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Franklin County received $2 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 80 recipients. 428 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Germany. Crop insurance paid $987,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 42,568
- Lots mapped
- 448,936
- Acres
- 5,872
- Institutional
Land use in Franklin County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Franklin County, Massachusetts| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Single Family Residential | 20,595 | 72,831 |
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| Undevelopable Residential Land | 3,865 | 22,776 |
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| Developable Residential Land | 1,908 | 34,914 |
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| Two-Family Residential | 1,784 | 2,086 |
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| Residential Condominium | 902 | 100 |
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| Potentially Developable Residential Land | 864 | 9,865 |
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| All land designated under Chapter 61 (not classified as Open Space) | 817 | 32,683 |
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| Accessory Land with Improvement | 792 | 5,638 |
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| Vacant, Selectmen or City Council (Municipal) | 667 | 4,103 |
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| Mixed Use (Primarily Residential, some Forest) | 447 | 21,413 |
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| Mixed Use (Primarily Residential, some Agriculture) | 423 | 15,350 |
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| Mobile Home (includes mobile home park land) | 350 | 962 |
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Largest landowners in Franklin County
Largest landowners by acreage in Franklin County, Massachusetts| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| COWLS W D INC | 28 | 4,270 |
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| W D COWLS INC | 28 | 3,112 |
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| NEW ENGLAND POWER COMPANY | 34 | 1,791 |
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| NORTHAMPTON CITY OF | 23 | 1,755 |
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| LLC NORTHFIELD MOUNTAIN | 12 | 1,740 |
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| YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC COMPANY | 25 | 1,737 |
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| TURNERS FALLS FIRE DISTRICT | 162 | 1,530 |
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| HULL FORESTLANDS LP~ | 5 | 1,348 |
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| HEYES FAMILY FORESTS LLC | 30 | 1,307 |
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| TOWN OF ROWE - PARK | 24 | 1,248 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Massachusetts
Federal farm payments in Franklin County
- $2M
- Paid in 2025
- 80
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Franklin County, Massachusetts, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $1.6M |
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| Non-Insured Assistance Program | $153K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $116K |
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| NAP Regular Web-Based | $104K |
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| ECPCOF | $83K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $7K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Franklin County
- 428
- Acres disclosed
- 3
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Franklin County, Massachusetts, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Germany | 231 |
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| Canada | 156 |
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| United Kingdom | 41 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Franklin County, Massachusetts| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| STEINBAUER, HANS & MEISNER, MARIA (GERMANY) | 231 |
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| Northfield Mountain, LLC (CANADA) | 156 |
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| WAVERLEY ESTATES INC. (UNITED KINGDOM) | 41 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Franklin County
- 42
- Policies
- 3,821
- Insured acres
- $987K
- Claims paid
- 0.95
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Franklin County, Massachusetts, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Cigar Binder Tobacco | $822K |
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| Fresh Market Sweet Corn | $72K |
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| Corn | $33K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $32K |
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| Apples | $18K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 9
- CRP acres, 2025
- 20
- Substations
- 1
- 345 kV and up
- 345 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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Franklin County last published these records on July 25, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.