Bow, NH
Merrimack County43.1331°N, 71.5491°W
Tracking 3,480 properties across Bow, New Hampshire — a community where the median home dates to 1986 and the oldest to 1676. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
3,480
Properties Tracked
1986
Median Year Built
$501K
Median Assessed Value
3%
FEMA Flood Zone
958,597
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Bow, NHInc. 1727
Bow is a residential suburb immediately south of Concord, with a housing stock of single-family homes on moderate to large lots. The town has strong schools, low density, and assessed values that reflect its position as one of the more desirable Concord-area communities.
For property professionals, Bow is a moderate-to-upper suburban market with consistent residential character and the rural-suburban infrastructure mix common to New Hampshire communities.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
115 properties (3%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
3,365
A
87
AE
28
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
50
Grade B
163
Grade C
621
Grade D
1,043
Grade E
1,603
Zone 1
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
3,480 properties · Median year built 1986 · Avg 2,413 sf
Property Types
Single Family
2,590
Condominium
285
Vacant Land
228
Institutional
153
Other
101
Industrial
54
Commercial
39
Residential Other
17
Multi-Family
11
Agricultural / Open Space
2
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
24
1800-1849
35
1850-1899
39
1900-1949
114
1950-1979
1,001
1980-1999
1,225
2000+
596
Architectural Styles
Colonial
1,084
Cape Cod
563
Ranch
436
Split Level
208
Condominium
178
Contemporary
111
Conventional
68
Raised Ranch
45
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Merrimack County Registry of Deeds
74%
Owner-Occupied
3%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 74% of Bow 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 Bow
Merrimack County · New Hampshire
Zip Codes03046031060322903304
8,229
Population
2020 Census
3,480
Properties
$501K
Median Assessed
74%
Owner-Occupied
28.2
Square Miles
Bow covers 28.2 square miles in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. The median assessed property value is $501K.
Single-family homes account for 2,590 of Bow's 3,480 properties, with 285 condominiums. There are 39 commercial properties and 228 parcels of vacant land. About 74% of properties are owner-occupied, and 3% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $368K and $643K, with the highest assessed property at $32.5M. 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 14% have public water service. Electric service is provided by UNITIL ENERGY SYSTEMS. 195 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Bow its character.
What Bow Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Bow's fire protection grade distribution (50 Grade A, 163 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Bow's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1676 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 Bow 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 Bow property intelligence.
3,480 Bow 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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