Canterbury, NH
Merrimack County43.3372°N, 71.5656°W
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.
1,630
Properties Tracked
1984
Median Year Built
$259K
Median Assessed Value
8%
FEMA Flood Zone
435,258
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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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.
X
1,502
A
101
AE
27
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
Grade B
3
Grade C
31
Grade D
562
Grade E
1,034
Zone 1
Radon Risk
112 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
80 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Very Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
1,630 properties · Median year built 1984 · Avg 1,677 sf
Property Types
Single Family
940
Residential Other
292
Vacant Land
180
Institutional
116
Other
36
Mixed Use
26
Commercial
19
Multi-Family
19
Industrial
1
Agricultural / Open Space
1
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
58
1800-1849
37
1850-1899
25
1900-1949
49
1950-1979
287
1980-1999
334
2000+
271
Architectural Styles
Cape Cod
331
Ranch
232
Colonial
143
Contemporary
73
Camp/Seasonal
48
Gambrel
30
Commercial
9
Bungalow
8
Living in Canterbury
Merrimack County · New Hampshire
Zip Codes0322403237032760330303307
2,389
Population
2020 Census
1,630
Properties
$259K
Median Assessed
49%
Owner-Occupied
43.9
Square Miles
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.
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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