126 Forest St, Reading, MA 01867 Property Records

Middlesex County and Reading Town property record for 126 Forest St, Reading, MA 01867

Property Summary

Property Type	Single Family Home
Details	4 bd · 3.5 ba · 2,602 sqft · built 1925
Lot Size	1.44 acres (62,726 sqft)
Owner	2 Individual Names on File
Last Sale	$50,000 (Jan 1980)
Tax Bill	$11,899 (2025)
Flood Zone	Zone X (minimal risk)
APN	`READ M:039.0-0000-0002.0`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`READ M:039.0-0000-0002.0`
Alternative APNs	`M:039.0=0000=0002.0` `138000000014` `1380000000`

Interior

Bedrooms	4 Beds
Full Baths	3.5 Baths
Half Baths	1 Half Bath
Total Rooms	10 Rooms
Stories	2 Stories
Building Area	2,602 sqft Living Area
Gross Area	4,329 sqft
1st Floor Area	1,376 sqft
Basement Area	1,297 sqft
Unfinished Basement	1,297 sqft

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1925
Effective Year Built	Effective 1952
Architectural Style	Colonial
Exterior Material	Aluminum/Vinyl
Construction Type	Frame
Roof Type	Gable
Roof Material	Asphalt
Lot Area	62,726 sqft (1.44 acres)
Garage Type	Basement
Parking Spaces	2 Parking Spaces

Utilities, Heating & Cooling

Heating System	Hot Water
Heating Fuel	Oil

Location & Zoning

Account Number	138000000014
Street Address	126 FOREST ST
City	READING
State	MA
Zip	01867-1205
Property Category	Residential
Property Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Local Zoning Code	S15
Jurisdiction	READING MA
Township / Civil Division	READING
Census Block Group	4
Census Block	4012
Census Tract	334300

Owner

Source: Middlesex County and Reading Town assessment roll, APN READ M:039.0-0000-0002.0, as of April 14, 2026 · Last verified July 2026

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Owner of Record	2 Individual Names on File
Mailing Address	126 FOREST ST, READING, MA 01867-1205
Occupancy	Owner Occupied
Owner Type	Individual

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	2 Verified Names on Deed
Last Sale	Jan 22, 1980 · Amount on Record
Deed Sale	Jan 22, 1980 · Amount on Record
Record Updated	Sep 20, 2026

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Middlesex County and Reading Town assessment roll as of April 14, 2026 · Last verified July 2026

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	Massachusetts
County	Middlesex County
County Subdivision	Reading Town
Unified School District	Reading School District (PK - 12)

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Assessed value and assessed market value are set for property tax purposes and are not market price estimates.

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value	Assessed Market Value
2025	$11,899.00 (+1.16%)	$1,044,700 (+4.1%) Land $553,300 Building $491,400	$1,014,885 (-)
2024	$11,762.00 (+3.24%)	$1,003,600 (+10.91%) Land $531,500 Building $472,100	$1,014,885
2023	$11,393.00	$904,900 Land $479,200 Building $425,700

Flood & Wildfire

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Middlesex County (25017C), as of September 10, 2026 · FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, census block group 250173343004, as of September 2026 · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, 2nd edition, as of 2020 · Last verified October 2026

Flood

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone X minimal risk
Flood Insurance Requirement	Not required lenders may require it
Nearby Flood Policies	5 in force
Nearby Flood Claims	3 (1978–2004)
Claims Outside the SFHA	2 of 3
Most Recent Claim	Apr 2004 · Flooding

Wildfire

Wildfire Risk	Low lower than 98% of the US · lower than 96% of Massachusetts
Wildfire Likelihood	Under 0.01% annual chance
Exposure	None beyond ember reach

Values are read at the parcel center point; flood claims are located to the census block group, not this parcel; lenders make the official flood determination.

Internet Providers

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, 315 locations within half a mile, as of December 31, 2025 · Last verified October 2026

Provider	Max Down / Up (Mbps)
Xfinity Cable	2,000 / 250
Verizon Fiber · Fixed Wireless in parts of the area	980 / 880
T-Mobile USA Fixed Wireless	100 / 20
AT&T Fixed Wireless	100 / 20

Drinking Water

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, water system MA3246000, as of 2026 Q3 · EPA water system boundaries as of March 2026 · Last verified October 2026

Water System	READING WATER DEPARTMENT (MWRA) serves 26,262 people
Water Source	Purchased surface water from MWRA
Last State Inspection	Nov 2023
Lead	8 ppb (2021–2023) action level 15 ppb

Violations Reported to EPA

Water Quality	E. coli not recorded as resolved · Oct 2019
Treatment and Procedure	None last 10 years
Monitoring and Reporting	None last 3 years

Results are for the whole water system as reported to EPA, not water tested at this address; lead at the tap also depends on the building's own pipes. The full violation and enforcement history is in the system's EPA record.