Acushnet, MA
Bristol County41.6807°N, 70.9078°W
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.
4,679
Properties Tracked
1970
Median Year Built
$398K
Median Assessed Value
2%
FEMA Flood Zone
1.29M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
7%
Coastal Zone
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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.
X
4,574
A
78
AE
27
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
599
Grade B
1,022
Grade C
1,620
Grade D
1,031
Grade E
407
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.
17
SLR 1 ft
Properties affected
24
SLR 3 ft
Properties affected
34
SLR 6 ft
Properties affected
576
Surge Exposure
Cat 4
81
Lake
Waterfront
62
Pond
Waterfront
39
Estuary
Waterfront
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
30 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Very Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
4,679 properties · Median year built 1970 · Avg 1,766 sf
Property Types
Single Family
3,446
Vacant Land
514
Institutional
180
Condominium
134
Multi-Family
130
Three-Family
70
Commercial
62
Mixed Use
58
Industrial
41
Residential Other
23
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
12
1800-1849
28
1850-1899
25
1900-1949
637
1950-1979
1,792
1980-1999
862
2000+
555
Architectural Styles
Ranch
1,112
Cape Cod
818
Colonial
676
Old Style
379
Split Entry
253
Bungalow
147
Church / Synagogue
98
Multi-Family
98
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Bristol County Registry of Deeds
5
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$275K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
73%
Owner-Occupied
2%
Out-of-State Owners
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
Zip Codes027430274502770
10,559
Population
2020 Census
4,679
Properties
$398K
Median Assessed
73%
Owner-Occupied
18.9
Square Miles
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.
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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