Location

Nearby schools

School ratings (A+ to F) from HJN community data.

John F Kennedy Middle School
6-8 · Regular · Springfield School District
366 students · 9.3:1 student–teacher
John F Kennedy Middle School school rating: C- 0.9 mi
Springfield Public Day High School
9-12 · Regular · Springfield School District
65 students · 6.3:1 student–teacher
Springfield Public Day High School school rating: F 1.2 mi
Springfield Preparatory Charter School
KG-8 · Regular · Springfield Preparatory Charter School
486 students · 11.3:1 student–teacher
Springfield Preparatory Charter School school rating: B+ 1.3 mi
Baystate Academy Charter Public School
6-12 · Regular · Baystate Academy Charter Public School
388 students · 6.7:1 student–teacher
Baystate Academy Charter Public School school rating: F 1.4 mi
Thomas M Balliet
PK-5 · Regular · Springfield School District
291 students · 13.6:1 student–teacher
Thomas M Balliet school rating: C+ 1.6 mi
Litwin
KG-5 · Regular · Chicopee School District
343 students · 12.2:1 student–teacher
Litwin school rating: C+ 1.6 mi
Hiram L Dorman
PK-5 · Regular · Springfield School District
279 students · 13.6:1 student–teacher
Hiram L Dorman school rating: D 1.7 mi
Springfield Central High School
9-12 · Regular · Springfield School District
1,983 students · 12.2:1 student–teacher
Springfield Central High School school rating: F 1.7 mi

Nearby places

Within 2 miles of this home: 12 restaurants and cafés, 4 grocery stores, 36+ parks and green spaces, and 36+ transit stops.

Place data from OpenStreetMap.

Food & drink

Dunkin
Cottage Street
0.8 mi
Burger King
Boston Road
1.2 mi
McDonald's
Boston Road
1.2 mi
Best Pizza
Pasco Road
1.4 mi
Sonic
Boston Road
1.4 mi
The Lion Den
1.4 mi
Denny's
American restaurant · Boston Road
1.6 mi
Boston Road Pizza
Boston Road
1.7 mi

Groceries

5 Star Supermarket
Boston Road
1.1 mi
Price Rite
1.3 mi
Walmart Supercenter
Boston Road
1.6 mi
Aldi
Boston Road
1.6 mi

Parks & recreation

Bircham Park
0.1 mi
Bircham Bend Brook
0.3 mi
Plastic Park Pond
0.3 mi
Rio Vista Park
0.4 mi
Angelina Park
0.6 mi
Mona Lake
0.8 mi
Lake Lorraine State Park
0.9 mi
Lake Lorraine
0.9 mi

Transit

Brookdale / Unnamed St
0.4 mi
Page / 1st
0.4 mi
BERKSHIRE / SUPERIOR
0.6 mi
BERKSHIRE / MICHIGAN
0.6 mi
BERKSHIRE / LORIMER
0.6 mi
BERKSHIRE / CHAMPLAIN
0.6 mi
BERKSHIRE / OGDEN
0.6 mi
Cottage / Progres
0.6 mi

Flock cameras and license-plate readers near 42 Observer Street, Springfield

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Flock Safety reader
CCTV camera
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1 license-plate reader mapped within ½ mile of this home, identified as a Flock Safety device. Nearest: 0.2 mi northeast. Operator named in the data: Springfield Police.

Mapped devices by type and distance from this home
Device type	Within ½ mi	Within 1 mi
License-plate readers	1	2
of which Flock Safety	1	2
CCTV cameras	0	1

Community-reported via OpenStreetMap; may be incomplete. Data as of Oct 24, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

About these devices

License-plate readers (ALPR) are fixed cameras that photograph passing vehicles and read their plates. Records are typically shared with the agency or association that operates the camera.

Flock Safety is a company whose plate-reader cameras are used by police departments, cities, HOAs and businesses. Its devices are usually solar-powered and pole-mounted.

CCTV cameras are fixed video cameras that record a street, building or other area.

The 01104 market

Homes for sale: 31
Median list price: $285,000

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Price Reduced32Active
$319,500
3 bd · 2 ba · 1,512 sqft

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42 Observer Street, Springfield MA 01104

4

Beds

2.5

Baths

1,820

Sqft

2001

Year built

Estimated value: $444,292

Range $437,720 – $450,864 · as of August 30, 2026

How this estimate has moved

ATTOM automated valuation model · 54 published estimates over 6.7 years · shaded band is the model's own published low-to-high range

$257,699 January 2020$444,292 August 2026

Highest reading $457,168 in July 2026; lowest $257,455 in February 2020. The vertical scale starts at the series' own low, not at zero — it is drawn to show movement, not absolute size.

Public records

4 beds
2.5 baths
1,820 sqft
15,860 sqft lot
Built 2001
Stories: 2
Use: RESIDENTIAL
APN SPRI S:09227 P:0025

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Home price

Down payment (20%)

$88,858

Loan term

Interest rate (%)

Property tax (%/yr)

Home insurance ($/yr)

HOA ($/mo)

Estimated monthly payment

$2,966/mo

Principal & interest$2,442

Property tax$407

Home insurance$117

Loan amount $355,434. Estimate only — your actual rate and payment depend on credit, location, and lender.

Tax history

2025 roll

Land: $41,700
Structure: $350,300
Assessed total: $392,000
County market value: $402,135
Property tax billed: $6,147

Sale & deed history

August 31, 2023Arm's-length$387,000
August 25, 2020Arm's-length$295,000
June 16, 2016Not an arm's-length transfer—
March 14, 2011Arm's-length$189,900
November 15, 2010Arm's-lengthCash$115,000
September 24, 2001Arm's-length$142,500

September 24, 2001

Not an arm's-length transfer—

The 01104 market

Homes for sale: 31
Median list price: $285,000

Nearby schools

School ratings (A+ to F) from HJN community data.

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