Own land in Massachusetts? Find out if you can split it or add an ADU.
SplitAcre checks your property against local zoning rules and shows you, in plain English, what's possible — then helps you take the next real step.
Free to check. Takes about 3 minutes. No account needed.
What you get
Eligibility insight
See whether your lot likely qualifies for a split or an ADU — based on your town's actual zoning rules, not guesswork.
A plain-English explanation
No zoning-code jargon. We tell you what the rules mean for your specific property, and what's still uncertain.
A practical next step
Whatever the result, you'll know exactly what to do next — whether that's ordering a survey, talking to a professional, or nothing at all yet.
Questions? See our FAQ.
How it works
Tell us about your property
Your address, your town, and what you're hoping to do — add a unit or split the land. A few simple questions, no jargon.
See if you qualify
We check your parcel against the real rules for your town and Massachusetts law, and tell you plainly where you stand.
Get your step-by-step plan
A clear roadmap of what happens next, who does each part, and roughly how long it takes — start to approval.
Why trust SplitAcre?
SplitAcre is a founder-led service based in Massachusetts. We focus on a cluster of towns rather than claiming to cover the whole state, because the value is in knowing each town's zoning precisely — we built SplitAcre's knowledge base by reading the actual zoning bylaws for each town we cover, not scraping the internet and hoping. Every rule you see has a citation back to the source document.
SplitAcre provides information and coordination — not legal, engineering, or surveying advice. Eligibility shown here is a preliminary screen, not an official determination. Final answers come from your town and from licensed professionals.