Essex County, MA Parcels & GIS Data

Essex County, MA parcel data: 267,779 property records with owner names, assessed values, land use, acreage, and addresses. Preview and download.

Land Records publishes Essex County, Massachusetts parcel data covering 267,779 property records.

This page documents parcel-level coverage for Essex County, Massachusetts. Each parcel record carries its boundary polygon (GIS geometry) along with attributes such as the parcel ID/APN, owner name and mailing address, situs (property) address, assessed land and improvement values, acreage, land-use and zoning codes, year built, and most recent sale price and date. Exact fill rates for Essex County are listed in the attribute-coverage table below. Preview the data in the interactive explorer, or download the complete Essex County property dataset.

Essex County is located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the total population was 809,829, making it the third-most populous county in the state, and the seventy-eighth-most populous in the country. It is part of the Greater Boston area.

FIPS 25009

The FIPS code for Essex County is 25009.

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Attribute coverage

Essex County contains 267,779 parcels in the current dataset. Column coverage is the percentage of those parcels for which the attribute is populated (non-NULL).

ColumnCoverageRecords populated
lrid100%267,779
parcelid100%267,779
parcelid2100%267,779
ogparcelid100%267,779
ogparcelid2100%267,779
parentid98.3%263,263
stackid<0.1%0
geoid100%267,779
statefp100%267,779
countyfp100%267,779
countyname100%267,779
cousubfp100%267,779
cousubname100%267,779
tractce100%267,779
tractname100%267,779
taxacctnum5.7%15,385
taxyear99.7%266,845
taxdistrict<0.1%0
usecode99.7%266,845
usedesc9.5%25,382
zoningcode79.5%212,884
zoningdesc2.5%6,707
numbldgs100%267,779
numunits95.4%255,435
yearbuilt89.9%240,723
numfloors92.4%247,547
bldgsqft99.6%266,772
bedrooms4.8%12,726
halfbaths4.7%12,638
fullbaths4.8%12,736
imprvalue99.7%266,845
landvalue99.7%266,845
agvalue<0.1%0
totalvalue99.7%266,845
taxacres99.6%266,700
calcarea100%267,779
saleamt98.7%264,175
saledate97.2%260,161
ownertype99.5%266,384
ownername99.5%266,384
owneraddr96.8%259,189
ownercity96.7%259,002
ownerstate96.8%259,089
ownerzip96.6%258,794
parceladdr99.6%266,839
parcelcity100%267,779
parcelstate100%267,779
parcelzip100%267,779
legaldesc<0.1%0
township<0.1%0
section<0.1%0
qtrsection<0.1%0
range<0.1%0
plssdesc<0.1%0
book90.3%241,820
page89.8%240,357
block<0.1%0
lot<0.1%0
parceltype2.1%5,718
accesstype2.1%5,718
iucnclass1.4%3,820
placename12.0%32,224
placetype11.8%31,474
firmid100%267,778
firmdate100%267,778
fldzone100%267,778
zonesubty92.7%248,161
staticbfe4.4%11,896
elevmin99.6%266,614
elevmax99.6%266,614
elevavg99.6%266,614
fireplaces3.1%8,420
heating8.7%23,164
heatfuel8.6%22,909
cooling8.8%23,444
foundation<0.1%0
roofcover<0.1%0
siding<0.1%0
bldgtype<0.1%0
naicscode18.5%49,603
frsid<0.1%0
dfrurl<0.1%0
caapermit<0.1%0
cwapermit<0.1%0
rcrapermit<0.1%0
updated100%267,779
centroidx100%267,779
centroidy100%267,779
surfpointx100%267,779
surfpointy100%267,779
geom100%267,779
extras100%267,779
ownerlist98.9%264,830
placefp76.7%205,392
zoningurl<0.1%0

Schema mapping

How source columns from the acquired Essex County GIS layers map into the harmonized entity schemas and assemble into the published parcel table, alongside supplemented fields (elevation, flood zone) and deterministic columns.

Schema mapping — Essex County, Massachusetts (25009) 1 entity · most recent acquisition per entity · generated 2026-08-15 direct column transformed (expression) geometry extras json supplemented determined ALL ENTITIES → FINAL PARCEL SCHEMA Harmonized entity columns assemble into publish.parcel_layer — matched by column name. Supplemented fields show their fill rate in this county. SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED ENTITIES PUBLISH.PARCEL_LAYER PARCEL prop_id map_par_id loc_id fy use_code zoning units year_built stories bld_area bldg_val land_val total_val lot_units lot_size ls_price ls_date owner1 own_addr own_city own_state own_zip site_addr city zip ls_book ls_page last_edit geom 19 cols ⇢ parcelid taxyear usecode zoningcode numunits yearbuilt numfloors bldgsqft imprvalue landvalue totalvalue taxacres saleamt saledate ownername owneraddr ownercity ownerstate ownerzip parceladdr parcelcity parcelzip book page updated geom parentid extras determined · ground truth 100% lrid 100% geoid 100% statefp 100% countyfp 100% countyname 100% cousubfp 100% cousubname 100% tractce 100% tractname geom · derived from geometry geom dem.us_1m · USGS 1m DEM 100% elevmin 100% elevmax 100% elevavg s_fld_haz_ar · FEMA NFHL 100% fldzone 92.7% zonesubty 4.4% staticbfe 100% firmdate 100% firmid supplemented · derived / other pipelines 100% parcelid2 100% ogparcelid2 100% numbldgs 100% parcelstate 98.9% ownerlist 76.7% placefp lrid parcelid parcelid2 ogparcelid ogparcelid2 parentid geoid statefp countyfp countyname cousubfp cousubname tractce tractname taxyear usecode zoningcode numbldgs numunits yearbuilt numfloors bldgsqft imprvalue landvalue totalvalue taxacres calcarea saleamt saledate ownertype ownername owneraddr ownercity ownerstate ownerzip parceladdr parcelcity parcelstate parcelzip book page firmid firmdate fldzone zonesubty staticbfe elevmin elevmax elevavg updated centroidx centroidy surfpointx surfpointy geom extras ownerlist placefp publish.parcel_layer columns not fed by these sources (37) — empty or below 50% fill in this county stackid, taxacctnum, taxdistrict, usedesc, zoningdesc, bedrooms, halfbaths, fullbaths, agvalue, legaldesc, township, section, qtrsection, range plssdesc, block, lot, parceltype, accesstype, iucnclass, placename, placetype, fireplaces, heating, heatfuel, cooling, foundation, roofcover siding, bldgtype, naicscode, frsid, dfrurl, caapermit, cwapermit, rcrapermit, zoningurl PARCEL 27 mapped · 2 transformed · 19 kept in extras · 27 unmapped (NULL) SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED → PARCEL prop_id map_par_id loc_id fy use_code zoning units year_built stories bld_area bldg_val land_val total_val lot_units lot_size ls_price ls_date owner1 own_addr own_city own_state own_zip site_addr city zip ls_book ls_page last_edit geom parcelid CAST(coalesce(prop_id, map_par_id, loc_id) AS TEXT) taxyear usecode zoningcode numunits yearbuilt numfloors bldgsqft imprvalue landvalue totalvalue taxacres CAST(CASE WHEN btrim(lot_units) IN ('Sq. Ft.', 'Sq.Ft.', 'SQ FT… saleamt saledate ownername owneraddr ownercity ownerstate ownerzip parceladdr parcelcity parcelzip book page updated geom parentid extras · 19 source columns preserved as json map_par_id, loc_id, poly_type, map_no, source, plan_id bnd_chk, no_match, town_id, other_val, addr_num, full_str location, own_co, reg_id, res_area, style, num_rooms lot_units extras not present in source — filled with NULL (27) parcelid2, taxacctnum, usedesc, zoningdesc, numbldgs, bedrooms, halfbaths, fullbaths, agvalue, parcelstate, legaldesc, township, section qtrsection, range, plssdesc, block, lot, sourceurl, taxdistrict, fireplaces, heating, cooling, foundation, roofcover, siding, heatfuel

Neighboring counties

Parcel data for counties bordering Essex County:

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Essex County, MA parcel and GIS data?

Land Records publishes a Essex County, MA parcel dataset in which every parcel carries its boundary polygon (GIS geometry) along with ownership, assessed value, land use, acreage, and sale history. Preview it in the interactive explorer on this page, or download the full Essex County, MA dataset as a GeoPackage or CSV.

How many parcels are in Essex County, MA?

The current dataset contains 267,779 parcel records for Essex County, MA, each with its boundary geometry and assessor attributes.

What is the FIPS code for Essex County, MA?

The FIPS code for Essex County, MA is 25009.

What information does each Essex County, MA parcel record include?

Each Essex County, MA parcel record includes the parcel ID/APN, owner name and mailing address, situs (property) address, assessed land and improvement values, acreage, land-use and zoning codes, year built, and the most recent sale price and date — plus the parcel boundary polygon. Per-attribute fill rates are listed in the coverage table on this page.

Is Essex County, MA parcel data free?

You can preview Essex County, MA parcels for free in the interactive explorer. The complete dataset is available as a one-time download or through the nationwide parcel web service; see the download options on this page for current pricing.

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