Bourne, MA
Barnstable County41.7412°N, 70.5989°W
Tracking 1,961 properties across Bourne, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1976 and the oldest to 1765. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
1,961
Properties Tracked
1976
Median Year Built
$329K
Median Assessed Value
23%
FEMA Flood Zone
511,584
NEP Data Facts Tracked
77%
Coastal Zone
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Bourne, MAInc. 1640
Bourne sits at the western gateway to Cape Cod, straddling the Cape Cod Canal. The Bourne and Sagamore Bridges — the only road connections to the Cape — funnel all traffic through the town, and the Canal itself is a defining geographic feature that creates waterfront properties, flood considerations, and environmental constraints. The Massachusetts Military Reservation (Joint Base Cape Cod) occupies a significant portion of the town's land area.
The housing stock ranges from the dense village of Buzzards Bay on the mainland side to the more suburban and seasonal communities on the Cape side. For property professionals, Bourne's split geography — mainland versus Cape, canal-side versus inland, military reservation versus residential — creates distinct sub-markets. The canal's flood zone designations and the military base's environmental history add assessment considerations not found in typical Cape communities.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon, coastal exposure, storm surge — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
454 properties (23%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
1,494
AE
259
VE
183
AREA NOT INCLUDED
13
A
12
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
39
Grade B
233
Grade C
1,187
Grade D
357
Grade E
145
Coastal & Water Exposure
1,511 properties (77%) are within 3 miles of the ocean. 592 are classified as waterfront. The closest property is 15 ft from the coastline.
304
SLR 1 ft
Properties affected
337
SLR 3 ft
Properties affected
433
SLR 6 ft
Properties affected
853
Surge Exposure
Cat 1/2/3/4
220
Estuary
Waterfront
186
Marine
Waterfront
96
Pond
Waterfront
Zone 3
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
25 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
1,961 properties · Median year built 1976 · Avg 381,043 sf
Property Types
Single Family
1,177
Institutional
405
Commercial
132
Multi-Family
72
Condominium
58
Agricultural / Open Space
44
Industrial
31
Other
24
Mixed Use
9
Two-Family
3
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
3
1800-1849
9
1850-1899
54
1900-1949
149
1950-1979
276
1980-1999
196
2000+
162
Architectural Styles
Cape Cod
187
Contemporary
123
Ranch
118
Religious School / Hall
101
Colonial
89
Church / Synagogue
83
Conventional
77
Government Land
57
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Barnstable County Registry of Deeds
1%
Owner-Occupied
7%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 87% of Bourne 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
2,198 municipal building permits on file · 28% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 2,198 building permits across 547 Bourne properties — 28% coverage. 492 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.
2,198
Permits on File
28%
Coverage
Properties with permits
492
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
43%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Bourne
Barnstable County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes02360025320253402559
VillagesBuzzards Bay
20,452
Population
2020 Census
1,961
Properties
$329K
Median Assessed
1%
Owner-Occupied
41.1
Square Miles
Bourne covers 41.1 square miles in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $329K.
Single-family homes account for 1,177 of Bourne's 1,961 properties and 76 multi-family buildings. There are 132 commercial properties. About 1% 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 $22K and $788K, with the highest assessed property at $454.1M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
25% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 73% have public water service. Electric service is provided by NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY.
What Bourne Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
With 23% of properties in FEMA flood zones and 77% in the coastal zone, Bourne concentrates several major underwriting variables. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Bourne's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1765 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. 23% of Bourne 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
2,198 permits across 28% of properties means most Bourne inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Bourne property intelligence.
1,961 Bourne 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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