178 Chipman Rd, Middlefield, MA 01243 Property Records

Hampshire County and Middlefield Town property record for 178 Chipman Rd, Middlefield, MA 01243 · Last verified July 2026

Property Summary

Property Type	Single Family Home
Details	3 bd · 2.5 ba · 1,434 sqft · built 1980
Lot Size	4.27 acres (186,001 sqft)
Owner	2 Individual Names on File
Last Sale	$100,000 (Sep 1996)
Tax Bill	$4,753 (2025)
Deeds & Mortgages	Nov 2018 Transfer
APN	`MIDD M:411.0 B:0011 L:0000.0`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`MIDD M:411.0 B:0011 L:0000.0`
Alternative APN	`MDFL M:411.0 B:0011 L:0000.0`

Interior

Bedrooms	3 Beds
Full Baths	2.5 Baths
Half Baths	1 Half Bath
Total Rooms	7 Rooms
Stories	1 Story
Building Area	1,434 sqft Living Area
1st Floor Area	1,434 sqft
Basement Area	828 sqft
Unfinished Basement	828 sqft

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1980
Effective Year Built	Effective 1989
Architectural Style	Raised Ranch
Exterior Material	Wood Siding
Construction Type	Concrete
Roof Type	Gable
Roof Material	Asphalt
Lot Area	186,001 sqft (4.27 acres)
Garage Type	Attached
Parking Spaces	2 Parking Spaces

Utilities, Heating & Cooling

Heating System	Radiant
Heating Fuel	Electric

Location & Zoning

Street Address	178 CHIPMAN RD
City	MIDDLEFIELD
State	MA
Zip	01243
Property Category	Residential
Property Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Legal Block	11
Jurisdiction	MIDDLEFIELD MA
Township / Civil Division	MIDDLEFIELD
Census Block Group	3
Census Block	3040
Census Tract	822700

Owner

Source: Hampshire County and Middlefield Town records · APN MIDD M:411.0 B:0011 L:0000.0

Assessment roll updated April 14, 2026 · Last verified July 2026

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Owner of Record	2 Individual Names on File
Mailing Address	PO BOX 474, MIDDLEFIELD, MA 01243-0474
Owner Type	Individual
Vesting	Et Al (and Others)

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	2 Verified Names on Deed
Last Sale	Sep 30, 1996 · Amount on Record
Deed Sale	Sep 30, 1996 · Amount on Record
Deed Book / Page	4892 / 265
Record Updated	Sep 20, 2026

November 2018: Quit Claim Deed, Transfer

Document Type	Quit Claim Deed
Jurisdiction	MIDDLEFIELD MA
Recording Date	Nov 23, 2018
Property Address	178 CHIPMAN RD, MIDDLEFIELD, MA 01243
Document Number	13137-178
Book / Page	013137 / 000178
Instrument Date	Nov 19, 2018
Instrument	23889
Transaction Type	Transfer
Record Updated	Dec 12, 2018

Transaction

Tax	$0.00
Additional	Quitclaim Intrafamily Transfer

Transferred From (Grantor/Seller)

Name	Verified Name

Transferred To (Grantee/Buyer)

Name	Verified Name
Address	178 CHIPMAN RD MIDDLEFIELD MA 01243, MIDDLEFIELD, MA 01243

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Hampshire County and Middlefield Town records · Assessment roll updated April 14, 2026 · Last verified July 2026

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	Massachusetts
County	Hampshire County
County Subdivision	Middlefield Town
Unified School District	Gateway 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	$4,753.00 (+0.11%)	$260,600 (+8.9%) Land $28,900 Building $231,700	$319,580 (+15.24%)
2024	$4,748.00 (+19.9%)	$239,300 (-) Land $30,300 Building $209,000	$277,305
2023	$3,960.00	$239,300 Land $30,300 Building $209,000

Flood & Wildfire

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer · FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, census block group 250158227003, refreshed September 2026 · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, 2nd edition (2024), fuels as of 2020 · Last verified October 2026

Flood

FEMA Flood Zone	FEMA flood map data for this location is not available in our records
Flood Insurance Cost	Premium on Record median of 5 individual NFIP policies nearby
Nearby Flood Policies	5 in force 3 of 5 on primary residences
Nearby Flood Claims	5 (2001–2011)
Claims Outside the SFHA	1 of 5
Most Recent Claim	Aug 2011, river or lake flooding, Tropical Storm Irene
Flood Events	Tropical Storm Irene (Aug 2011), 2 claims

Wildfire

Wildfire Risk	Low above 20% of the US · above 58% of Massachusetts
Wildfire Likelihood	About 1 in 10,000 per year
Exposure	Direct burnable vegetation at the parcel

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.