Berwick, ME
York County43.2663°N, 70.8646°W
Tracking 3,934 properties across Berwick, Maine — a community where the median home dates to 1986 and the oldest to 1716. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
3,934
Properties Tracked
1986
Median Year Built
$230K
Median Assessed Value
5%
FEMA Flood Zone
994,997
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 2
Radon Zone
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Berwick, MEInc. 1713
Berwick is a town on the Salmon Falls River at the New Hampshire border, with a compact village center and surrounding rural residential areas.
For property professionals, Berwick is a moderate, affordable market with river proximity, border-town dynamics, and a modest housing stock.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
200 properties (5%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
3,734
AE
139
A
61
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
212
Grade B
374
Grade C
539
Grade D
697
Grade E
2,112
Zone 2
Radon Risk
112 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
60 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
3,934 properties · Median year built 1986 · Avg 1,826 sf
Property Types
Single Family
2,299
Institutional
574
Vacant Land
323
Three-Family
279
Multi-Family
122
Commercial
100
Condominium
83
Two-Family
71
Industrial
33
Agricultural / Open Space
19
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
35
1800-1849
42
1850-1899
150
1900-1949
266
1950-1979
490
1980-1999
775
2000+
888
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from York County Registry of Deeds
53%
Owner-Occupied
7%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 86% of Berwick 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 Berwick
York County · Maine
Zip Codes0386903901039060390804027
7,950
Population
2020 Census
3,934
Properties
$230K
Median Assessed
53%
Owner-Occupied
37.5
Square Miles
Berwick covers 37.5 square miles in York County, Maine. The median assessed property value is $230K.
Single-family homes account for 2,299 of Berwick's 3,934 properties and 472 multi-family buildings. There are 100 commercial properties and 323 parcels of vacant land. About 53% of properties are owner-occupied, and 7% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $172K and $291K, with the highest assessed property at $9.6M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
31% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 20% have public water service. Electric service is provided by CENTRAL MAINE POWER CO. 180 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Berwick its character.
What Berwick Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Berwick's fire protection grade distribution (212 Grade A, 374 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Berwick's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1716 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. 5% of Berwick 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 Berwick property intelligence.
3,934 Berwick 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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