236 Forest St, Reading, MA 01867 Property Records

Middlesex County and Reading Town property record for 236 Forest St, Reading, MA 01867 · Last verified July 2026

Property Highlights

Property Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Bedrooms	3 Beds
Bathrooms	2.5 Baths
Year Built	Built 1984
Square Footage	2,163 sqft Living Area
Lot Size	15,891 sqft (0.365 acres)
Occupancy	Owner Occupied
Last Sale	$480,000 (2007)
Tax Bill	$9,432.00 (2025)

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`READ M:032.0-0000-0157.0`
Alternative APNs	`M:032.0=0000=0157.0` `1280000000290` `1280000000`

Interior

Bedrooms	3 Beds
Full Baths	2.5 Baths
Partial Baths	1 Partial Baths
Total Rooms	8 Rooms
Building Area	2,163 sqft Living Area
Gross Area	2,934 sqft Gross Area
1st Floor	832 sqft 1st Floor
Basement Area	1,128 sqft Basement
Unfinished Basement	451 sqft Unfinished
Stories	1 Stories
Fireplace	Fireplace
Fireplaces	1 Fireplaces

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1984
Effective Year Built	Effective 1984
Architectural Style	Split Foyer Style
Exterior Material	Wood Siding Exterior
Construction Type	Frame Construction
Roof Construction	Gable Roof Construction
Roof Material	Asphalt Roof
Lot Area	15,891 sqft (0.365 acres)
Garage Type	Basement Garage

Utilities and HVAC

Cooling System	HVAC Cooling
Heating System	Hot Water Heating
Heating Fuel	Oil Heating Fuel

Location & Zoning

Account Number	1280000000290
Street Address	236 FOREST ST
City	READING
State	MA
Zip	01867-1413
Property Usage	Residential Property Usage
Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Jurisdiction	READING MA
Minor Civil Division	READING
Census Blockgroup	4
Census Block	4017
Census Tract	334300

Owner

Source: Middlesex County and Reading Town records · APN READ M:032.0-0000-0157.0

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

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Owner of Record	2 Individual Names on File
Mailing Address	236 FOREST ST, READING, MA 01867-1413
Occupancy	Owner Occupied
Owner Type	Owner is an Individual, Couple or Unincorporated Entity

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	2 Verified Names on Deed
Last Sale	Aug 17, 2007 · Amount on Record
Deed Sale	Aug 17, 2007 · Amount on Record
Deed Doc Number	2007154195
Deed Book / Page	49962 / 408
Record Refreshed	Sep 20, 2026

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Middlesex County and Reading Town records · Assessment roll updated 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	$9,432.00 (+1.17%)	$828,100 (+4.1%) Land $479,000 Building $349,100	$878,180 (+3.24%)
2024	$9,323.00 (+3.23%)	$795,500 (+10.9%) Land $460,100 Building $335,400	$850,630
2023	$9,031.00	$717,300 Land $414,800 Building $302,500

Flood & Wildfire

236 Forest St is in FEMA Zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area, with direct wildfire exposure (Low risk).

Flood

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer · Middlesex County (25017C), updated September 10, 2026

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone X minimal flood hazard · outside the 0.2% annual chance floodplain
Special Flood Hazard Area	No

Wildfire

Source: USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities · 2nd edition (2024), fuels as of 2020

Wildfire Risk to Homes	Low 3rd percentile of exposed land nationally · 6th in Massachusetts
Wildfire Likelihood	Low — less than 1 in 10,000 per year
Exposure	Direct burnable vegetation at the parcel

Values are read at the parcel center point; lenders make the official flood determination.