Bridgewater, MA
Tracking 9,161 properties across Bridgewater, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1980 and the oldest to 1680. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Bridgewater, MAInc. 1650
Bridgewater is a suburban town in the center of Plymouth County, home to Bridgewater State University. The university campus creates institutional land use and rental demand in the surrounding neighborhoods. The town's housing stock ranges from the historic homes near the town center to post-war subdivisions and newer development in the western sections.
For property professionals, Bridgewater's university presence adds rental market dynamics and student housing considerations that distinguish it from purely residential suburban communities. The town's central Plymouth County position and moderate assessed values make it an accessible market with steady demand.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
505 properties (6%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
The Property Landscape
9,161 properties · Median year built 1980 · Avg 47,463 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Architectural Styles
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Plymouth County Registry of Deeds
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 98% of Bridgewater 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
27,529 municipal building permits on file · 63% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 27,529 building permits across 5,767 Bridgewater properties — 63% coverage. 3,553 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.
Living in Bridgewater
Plymouth County · Massachusetts
Bridgewater covers 28.4 square miles in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $519K.
Single-family homes account for 6,439 of Bridgewater's 9,161 properties and 1,463 multi-family buildings. There are 300 commercial properties. About 69% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $387K and $656K, with the highest assessed property at $110.1M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
33% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 94% have public water service. 876 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Bridgewater its character.
What Bridgewater Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Bridgewater's fire protection grade distribution (761 Grade A, 2,105 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Bridgewater's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1680 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. 6% of Bridgewater 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
27,529 permits across 63% of properties means most Bridgewater inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Bridgewater property intelligence.
9,161 Bridgewater properties — each with risk profiles, building data, permit history, and ownership analysis from 140+ sources. Open any property and see the full picture.
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