Bethany, CT
South Central Connecticut41.4218°N, 72.9970°W
Tracking 2,465 properties across Bethany, Connecticut — a community where the median home dates to 1972 and the oldest to 1740. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
2,465
Properties Tracked
1972
Median Year Built
$399K
Median Assessed Value
3%
FEMA Flood Zone
677,699
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Bethany, CTInc. 1832
Bethany is a small, rural town in the hills north of New Haven, with a housing stock of single-family homes on larger lots. The town has maintained a low-density character, and the wooded, hilly landscape gives it a distinctly different feel from the urban communities to the south.
For property professionals, Bethany is a quiet, moderate-to-upper residential market where lot size and rural setting drive values despite proximity to New Haven.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
66 properties (3%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
2,399
AE
46
A
20
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
Grade B
5
Grade C
178
Grade D
1,898
Grade E
384
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
30 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
2,465 properties · Median year built 1972 · Avg 2,129 sf
Property Types
Residential Other
1,958
Vacant Land
218
Institutional
112
Commercial
96
Single Family
38
Industrial
22
Mixed Use
13
Other
8
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
4
1800-1849
22
1850-1899
26
1900-1949
215
1950-1979
990
1980-1999
550
2000+
321
Architectural Styles
Colonial
636
Ranch
576
Cape Cod
385
Raised Ranch
130
Contemporary
95
Split Level
55
Mobile Home
52
Condominium
32
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from South Central Connecticut Registry of Deeds
72%
Owner-Occupied
1%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 74% of Bethany 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 Bethany
South Central Connecticut · Connecticut
Zip Codes0651206524
5,297
Population
2020 Census
2,465
Properties
$399K
Median Assessed
72%
Owner-Occupied
21.1
Square Miles
Bethany covers 21.1 square miles in South Central Connecticut, Connecticut. The median assessed property value is $399K.
Single-family homes account for 38 of Bethany's 2,465 properties. There are 96 commercial properties and 218 parcels of vacant land. About 72% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $306K and $521K, with the highest assessed property at $17.4M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most properties rely on private septic systems, and 4% have public water service. Electric service is provided by UNITED ILLUMINATING CO. 830 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Bethany its character.
What Bethany Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Bethany's fire protection grade distribution (5 Grade B, 178 Grade C) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Bethany's 8 property types, spanning construction from 1740 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 Bethany 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 Bethany property intelligence.
2,465 Bethany 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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