Canton, MA
Norfolk County42.1584°N, 71.1448°W
Tracking 8,969 properties across Canton, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1971 and the oldest to 1790. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
8,969
Properties Tracked
1971
Median Year Built
$654K
Median Assessed Value
5%
FEMA Flood Zone
2.59M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Canton, MAInc. 1630
Canton is a suburban town south of Boston at the junction of I-93 and Route 138, with a mix of residential neighborhoods and commercial corridors. The town's geography is defined by the Blue Hills Reservation on its northern border — one of the largest conservation areas in the metro Boston region — and the Neponset River running through its center. The housing stock is predominantly single-family from multiple construction eras.
For property professionals, Canton offers a moderate suburban market with good highway access, proximity to the Blue Hills amenity, and a housing stock that spans enough eras to create variation in condition and systems. The commercial corridors along Route 138 and Turnpike Street add property-type diversity.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
446 properties (5%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
8,523
AE
313
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
1,226
Grade B
4,590
Grade C
2,554
Grade D
587
Grade E
12
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
35 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Very Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
8,969 properties · Median year built 1971 · Avg 3,576 sf
Property Types
Single Family
5,568
Two-Family
1,699
Institutional
431
Vacant Land
386
Commercial
321
Multi-Family
315
Industrial
131
Residential Other
70
Mixed Use
31
Other
12
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
2
1800-1849
49
1850-1899
428
1900-1949
896
1950-1979
3,530
1980-1999
1,858
2000+
1,497
Architectural Styles
Colonial
2,203
Condominium
1,873
Ranch
964
Conventional
871
Raised Ranch
734
Cape Cod
688
Split Level
288
Religious School / Hall
84
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Norfolk County Registry of Deeds
155
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$750K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
71%
Owner-Occupied
2%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 98% of Canton 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
75,799 municipal building permits on file · 74% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 75,799 building permits across 6,647 Canton properties — 74% coverage. 4,612 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.
75,799
Permits on File
74%
Coverage
Properties with permits
4,612
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
92%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Canton
Norfolk County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes02021
24,370
Population
2020 Census
8,969
Properties
$654K
Median Assessed
71%
Owner-Occupied
19.5
Square Miles
Canton covers 19.5 square miles in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $654K.
Single-family homes account for 5,568 of Canton's 8,969 properties and 2,014 multi-family buildings. There are 321 commercial properties and 386 parcels of vacant land. About 71% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $486K and $886K, with the highest assessed property at $93.2M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Canton (97%) is on municipal sewer, and 92% have public water service. Electric service is provided by TOWN OF BRAINTREE - (MA). 1,129 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Canton its character.
What Canton Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Canton's fire protection grade distribution (1,226 Grade A, 4,590 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Canton's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1790 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. 5% of Canton 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
75,799 permits across 74% of properties means most Canton inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Canton property intelligence.
8,969 Canton 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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