Bridgewater, MA
Plymouth County41.9902°N, 70.9754°W
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.
9,161
Properties Tracked
1980
Median Year Built
$519K
Median Assessed Value
6%
FEMA Flood Zone
2.53M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 2
Radon Zone
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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.
X
8,656
AE
372
A
133
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
761
Grade B
2,105
Grade C
3,836
Grade D
1,975
Grade E
484
Zone 2
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
30 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Very Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
9,161 properties · Median year built 1980 · Avg 47,463 sf
Property Types
Single Family
6,439
Two-Family
973
Institutional
645
Multi-Family
488
Commercial
300
Other
141
Industrial
93
Mixed Use
45
Agricultural / Open Space
22
Vacant Land
8
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
17
1800-1849
62
1850-1899
340
1900-1949
890
1950-1979
2,490
1980-1999
2,427
2000+
1,451
Architectural Styles
Colonial
2,500
Condominium
978
Cape Cod
852
Raised Ranch
838
Ranch
743
Conventional
603
Split Level
225
Park / Playground
144
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Plymouth County Registry of Deeds
69%
Owner-Occupied
1%
Out-of-State Owners
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.
27,529
Permits on File
63%
Coverage
Properties with permits
3,553
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
84%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Bridgewater
Plymouth County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes02324023250233302379
28,633
Population
2020 Census
9,161
Properties
$519K
Median Assessed
69%
Owner-Occupied
28.4
Square Miles
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.
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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