78 Prospect St, Somerville — property record card
Three-Family Residential built in 2001 on 0.21 acres in Somerville, assessed at $2,303,100 for fiscal year 2025; last sold for $2,100,000 on August 20, 2013.
Rebuilt from the Somerville assessor file as published by MassGIS — not the official card. For the official card, with owner, photo and sketch, ask the Somerville assessor’s office.
Parcel
| Location | 78 Prospect St |
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| Map and parcel ID | 83_B_37 |
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| Use | Three-Family Residential (use code 1050) |
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| Zoning | MR5 |
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| County | Middlesex |
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Valuation — fiscal year 2025
| Building | $1,424,000 |
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| Land | $877,900 |
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| Other | $1,200 |
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| Total assessed | $2,303,100 |
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Land
| Lot size | 0.21 acres (9,361 ft²) |
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Building
| Year built | 2001 |
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| Style | 3 fam Conv |
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| Living area | 5,538 ft² |
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| Rooms | 21 |
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| Stories | 2.5 |
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Last recorded sale
| Price | $2,100,000 |
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| Date | August 20, 2013 |
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| Deed | Registry of Deeds book 62490, page 0145 |
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What MassDEP has recorded
- RTN 3-0021209 — No Location Aid, activity and use limitation, status RAO, class A3, AUL recorded October 22, 2002 · MassDEP file
Within about 500 m (a third of a mile): 5 active tier-classified 21E sites and 20 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Somerville.
What this means
- Assessed 73% above the median three-family residential in Somerville ($1,328,600, 2,188 parcels).
- An Activity and Use Limitation is a deed restriction: it limits how the land may be used (often no residential use or no digging) and passes to every buyer.
Point at the centre of the assessor parcel — not a survey.
Data: Somerville assessor file for fiscal year 2025, via MassGIS, retrieved October 30, 2026; MassDEP sites retrieved the same day. Sources and freshness. No owner names are published.

The report for 78 Prospect St
This page shows the assessor record and the MassDEP sites on the parcel. The report adds what lies around it: FEMA flood zone, wetlands, Zone II and other water supply protection areas, priority habitat, sewer or septic service, protected open space, and every 21E site within half a mile.
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