Canterbury, NH
Tracking 1,630 properties across Canterbury, New Hampshire — a community where the median home dates to 1984 and the oldest to 1740. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Canterbury, NHInc. 1741
Canterbury is a rural town north of Concord, known for the Canterbury Shaker Village — one of the most intact surviving Shaker communities. The town is primarily residential with a farming and conservation character.
For property professionals, Canterbury is a small, moderate rural market with the Shaker Village creating a cultural and historical presence.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
128 properties (8%) 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
1,630 properties · Median year built 1984 · Avg 1,677 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Architectural Styles
Living in Canterbury
Merrimack County · New Hampshire
Canterbury covers 43.9 square miles in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. The median assessed property value is $259K.
Single-family homes account for 940 of Canterbury's 1,630 properties. There are 180 parcels of vacant land. About 49% of properties are owner-occupied, and 9% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $40K and $358K. 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 0% have public water service. Electric service is provided by UNITIL ENERGY SYSTEMS. 94 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Canterbury its character.
Environmental note: Canterbury has an average EPA lead paint indicator at the 57th percentile nationally, consistent with 120 properties built before 1900 when lead paint was standard.
What Canterbury Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Canterbury's fire protection grade distribution (3 Grade B, 31 Grade C) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Canterbury's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1740 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. 8% of Canterbury 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 Canterbury property intelligence.
1,630 Canterbury 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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