Abington, MA
Plymouth County42.1048°N, 70.9453°W
Tracking 5,899 properties across Abington, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1965 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
5,899
Properties Tracked
1965
Median Year Built
$506K
Median Assessed Value
3%
FEMA Flood Zone
1.66M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 2
Radon Zone
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Abington, MAInc. 1668
Abington is a small suburban town on the South Shore, with a housing stock that is predominantly single-family and two-family homes from the post-war era. The town's compact size and its position along Route 18 give it a settled, working-class to middle-class character. The MBTA commuter rail provides transit access to Boston.
For property professionals, Abington is a moderate, accessible market with assessed values below the South Shore median and a consistent housing stock where building condition is the primary differentiator between properties.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
184 properties (3%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
5,715
A
105
AE
79
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
Grade A
1,222
Grade B
3,177
Grade C
1,113
Grade D
363
Grade E
24
Zone 2
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
35 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Very Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
5,899 properties · Median year built 1965 · Avg 2,115 sf
Property Types
Single Family
3,873
Two-Family
776
Multi-Family
379
Institutional
360
Commercial
190
Vacant Land
163
Industrial
52
Mixed Use
50
Residential Other
34
Other
21
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
28
1800-1849
81
1850-1899
505
1900-1949
897
1950-1979
1,900
1980-1999
864
2000+
1,069
Architectural Styles
Colonial
1,186
Condominium
828
Ranch
695
Cape Cod
629
Conventional
581
Raised Ranch
532
Vacant Land
290
Multi-Family
272
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Plymouth County Registry of Deeds
76%
Owner-Occupied
1%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 100% of Abington properties. Ownership intelligence includes transaction history, entity detection, portfolio identification, and lien analysis — assembled from public registry records into a single property-level profile.
Building Permits & Maintenance
10,979 municipal building permits on file · 78% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 10,979 building permits across 4,607 Abington properties — 78% coverage. 2,335 properties have permit activity in the last five years.
Each permit record reveals maintenance decisions: roof replacements, electrical upgrades, kitchen renovations, solar installations. For insurance, lending, and appraisal professionals, permit history is the most objective evidence of property condition available from public records.
10,979
Permits on File
78%
Coverage
Properties with permits
2,335
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
91%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Abington
Plymouth County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes023510237002382
17,062
Population
2020 Census
5,899
Properties
$506K
Median Assessed
76%
Owner-Occupied
10.2
Square Miles
Abington covers 10.2 square miles in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $506K.
Single-family homes account for 3,873 of Abington's 5,899 properties and 1,155 multi-family buildings. There are 190 commercial properties and 163 parcels of vacant land. About 76% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $418K and $633K, with the highest assessed property at $110.5M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Abington (93%) is on municipal sewer, and 92% have public water service. 627 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Abington its character.
What Abington Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Abington's fire protection grade distribution (1,222 Grade A, 3,177 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Abington's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1700 to present, require local market knowledge for accurate comparable selection and valuation. NEP assembles building characteristics, environmental exposure, and condition signals into a single property profile.
Real estate solutionsLending & Title
Collateral assessment requires flood zone verification, environmental screening, and ownership chain validation. 3% of Abington properties are in SFHAs where flood insurance is a federal lending requirement. NEP provides property-level compliance data from public records.
Lending solutionsInspection & Property Services
10,979 permits across 78% of properties means most Abington inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Abington property intelligence.
5,899 Abington properties — each with risk profiles, building data, permit history, and ownership analysis from 140+ sources. Open any property and see the full picture.
Newburyport, MA · Federalist · 3,524 sq ft · 4 bed / 3 bath · Built 1800 · Historic District
NEP Property Intelligence Summary
ConditionC1Fire ClassBFlood ZoneXOwnerIndividualOccupancyOwner-Occupied
Purchased2018 (8yr)Permits11 totalSystems3 updatedLiensClearAssessed$1.6MOcean0.3 mi
EraPre-1940HistoricDesignatedRenovationRecentRadonZone 1
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