487 Main St, Acton, MA 01720 Property Records

Middlesex County and Acton Town property record for 487 Main St, Acton, MA 01720 · Last verified April 2026

Property Highlights

Property Type	Residential > Multi-Unit > Duplex
Bedrooms	5 Beds
Bathrooms	4 Baths
Year Built	Built 1807
Square Footage	3,456 sqft Living Area
Lot Size	40,001 sqft (0.918 acres)
Occupancy	Owner Occupied
Last Sale	$992,000 (2014)
Tax Bill	$24,483.00 (2025)

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`ACTO M:00F3A B:0029 L:0000`

Interior

Bedrooms	5 Beds
Full Baths	4 Baths
Partial Baths	2 Partial Baths
Total Rooms	12 Rooms
Units	2 Units
Building Area	3,456 sqft Living Area
Gross Area	5,803 sqft Gross Area
Stories	2 Stories

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1807
Effective Year Built	Effective 1807
Architectural Style	Other Style
Exterior Material	Wood Siding Exterior
Roof Construction	Gable Roof Construction
Roof Material	Asphalt Roof
Lot Area	40,001 sqft (0.918 acres)

Utilities and HVAC

Cooling System	HVAC Cooling
Heating System	Forced Air with Air Conditioning Heating
Heating Fuel	Gas Heating Fuel

Location & Zoning

Street Address	487 MAIN ST
City	ACTON
State	MA
Zip	01720-3937
Property Usage	Residential Property Usage
Type	Residential > Multi-Unit > Duplex
Legal Block	29
Jurisdiction	ACTON MA
Minor Civil Division	ACTON
Census Blockgroup	4
Census Block	4000
Census Tract	363104

Owner

Source: Middlesex County and Acton Town records · APN ACTO M:00F3A B:0029 L:0000

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

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Owner of Record	Individual Name on File
Mailing Address	487 MAIN ST, ACTON, MA 01720-3937
Occupancy	Owner Occupied
Owner Type	Owner is an Individual, Couple or Unincorporated Entity

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	Verified Name on Deed
Last Sale	Dec 15, 2014 · Amount on Record
Deed Sale	Dec 15, 2014 · Amount on Record
Prior Sale	Aug 26, 2011 · Amount on Record
Deed Book / Page	64660 / 172
Last Transfer Date	Jun 28, 2024
Transfer Doc	083021-274
Record Refreshed	Jun 08, 2026

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Middlesex County and Acton Town records · Assessment roll updated April 14, 2026 · Last verified April 2026

Property Jurisdictions

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

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Assessed value is set for property tax purposes and is not a market price estimate.

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value
2025	$24,483.00 (+10.3%)	$1,427,600 (+7.22%) Land $328,800 Building $1,098,800
2024	$22,196.00 (-0.2%)	$1,331,500 (+5.12%) Land $328,800 Building $1,002,700
2023	$22,241.00	$1,266,600 Land $299,200 Building $967,400

Flood & Wildfire

487 Main St is in FEMA Zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area, with indirect 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 20th percentile of exposed land nationally · 58th in Massachusetts
Wildfire Likelihood	Low — about 1 in 10,000 per year
Exposure	Indirect within ember reach of burnable land · adjoins burnable vegetation

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

Historic Designation

Source: NPS National Register of Historic Places · August 1, 2026 release

Historic District	Within the Acton Centre Historic District listed 1983 · 38 contributing resources · NRIS 83000780
Listed Area	Within Davis, Isaac, Trail listed 1972 · 1 contributing resources · NRIS 72001347

Federal listing alone does not restrict alterations; local historic district rules, which this data does not cover, may apply.