Bristol, CT
Naugatuck Valley41.6712°N, 72.9430°W
Tracking 21,943 properties across Bristol, Connecticut — a community where the median home dates to 1965 and the oldest to 1724. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
21,943
Properties Tracked
1965
Median Year Built
$239K
Median Assessed Value
4%
FEMA Flood Zone
5.87M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Bristol, CT
Bristol is a mid-sized city best known as the headquarters of ESPN, whose campus is one of the most significant commercial properties in the town. The city's industrial heritage — clockmaking and spring manufacturing — built the dense downtown and surrounding neighborhoods. The housing stock ranges from multi-family buildings near the center to suburban single-family development in the outlying areas.
For property professionals, Bristol is a moderate market with ESPN's corporate campus as a major assessed value anchor, a diverse housing stock, and the variation from urban to suburban that creates neighborhood-level differences in value and condition.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
868 properties (4%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
21,075
AE
785
A
79
AO
4
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
1,917
Grade B
13,994
Grade C
5,138
Grade D
879
Grade E
15
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
35 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
21,943 properties · Median year built 1965 · Avg 1,981 sf
Property Types
Single Family
14,856
Condominium
2,708
Two-Family
1,251
Other
764
Three-Family
709
Vacant Land
687
Institutional
399
Commercial
214
Industrial
145
Multi-Family
141
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
27
1800-1849
84
1850-1899
419
1900-1949
5,223
1950-1979
8,411
1980-1999
4,753
2000+
1,634
Architectural Styles
Ranch
3,851
Cape Cod
3,765
Colonial
2,836
Condominium
1,923
Raised Ranch
1,872
Conventional
1,217
Multi-Family
632
Split Level
373
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Naugatuck Valley Registry of Deeds
67%
Owner-Occupied
3%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 99% of Bristol 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
84,320 municipal building permits on file · 72% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 84,320 building permits across 15,769 Bristol properties — 72% coverage. 7,552 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.
84,320
Permits on File
72%
Coverage
Properties with permits
7,552
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
94%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Bristol
Naugatuck Valley · Connecticut
Zip Codes060100601306032060620648906786
60,833
Population
2020 Census
21,943
Properties
$239K
Median Assessed
67%
Owner-Occupied
26.4
Square Miles
Bristol covers 26.4 square miles in Naugatuck Valley, Connecticut. The median assessed property value is $239K.
Single-family homes account for 14,856 of Bristol's 21,943 properties, with 2,708 condominiums and 2,101 multi-family buildings. There are 214 commercial properties and 687 parcels of vacant land. About 67% 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 $185K and $301K, with the highest assessed property at $91.2M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Bristol (92%) is on municipal sewer, and 93% have public water service. Electric service is provided by FARMINGTON RIVER POWER COMPANY. 4,852 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Bristol its character. 268 properties have swimming pools.
What Bristol Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Bristol's fire protection grade distribution (1,917 Grade A, 13,994 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Bristol's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1724 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. 4% of Bristol 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
84,320 permits across 72% of properties means most Bristol inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Bristol property intelligence.
21,943 Bristol 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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