Acushnet, MA
Tracking 4,679 properties across Acushnet, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1970 and the oldest to 1699. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Acushnet, MAInc. 1659
Acushnet is a small, primarily residential town between New Bedford and Fairhaven, with a housing stock that mixes older village-center homes with suburban development that expanded as New Bedford's economy pushed residents into surrounding communities. The town retains a semi-rural character in its northern sections, with farms, cranberry bogs, and conservation land alongside the residential neighborhoods.
For property professionals, Acushnet is a modest market within the Greater New Bedford area — affordable by southeastern Massachusetts standards, with single-family homes dominating the housing stock and assessed values well below the state median. The Acushnet River and its tributaries create some flood zone exposure in the eastern sections.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon, coastal exposure, storm surge — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
105 properties (2%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
Coastal & Water Exposure
319 properties (7%) are within 3 miles of the ocean. 346 are classified as waterfront. The closest property is 2.5 mi from the coastline.
The Property Landscape
4,679 properties · Median year built 1970 · Avg 1,766 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Architectural Styles
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Bristol County Registry of Deeds
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 100% of Acushnet properties. Ownership intelligence includes transaction history, entity detection, portfolio identification, and lien analysis — assembled from public registry records into a single property-level profile.
Living in Acushnet
Bristol County · Massachusetts
Acushnet covers 18.9 square miles in Bristol County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $398K.
Single-family homes account for 3,446 of Acushnet's 4,679 properties, with 134 condominiums and 201 multi-family buildings. There are 62 commercial properties and 514 parcels of vacant land. About 73% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $316K and $519K, with the highest assessed property at $25.4M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
28% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 68% have public water service. Electric service is provided by TOWN OF NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH - (MA). 408 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Acushnet its character.
What Acushnet Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
With 2% of properties in FEMA flood zones and 7% in the coastal zone, Acushnet concentrates several major underwriting variables. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Acushnet's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1699 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. 2% of Acushnet 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
Understanding a property's construction era, environmental exposure, and building characteristics before arriving on site transforms inspection from discovery to verification.
Inspection solutionsExplore Acushnet property intelligence.
4,679 Acushnet properties — each with risk profiles, building data, permit history, and ownership analysis from 140+ sources. Open any property and see the full picture.
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