Columbia, CT
Capitol41.7022°N, 72.3020°W
Tracking 2,715 properties across Columbia, Connecticut — a community where the median home dates to 1978 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
2,715
Properties Tracked
1978
Median Year Built
$184K
Median Assessed Value
1%
FEMA Flood Zone
691,497
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Columbia, CTInc. 1804
Columbia is a small, residential town east of Hartford around Columbia Lake, with a quiet suburban-rural character and a housing stock of single-family homes.
For property professionals, Columbia is a small, moderate market where the lake provides a focal point and some waterfront premium.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
27 properties (1%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
NOT DIGITIZED
2,679
AE
27
X
9
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
19
Grade C
181
Grade D
1,148
Grade E
1,367
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
30 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
2,715 properties · Median year built 1978 · Avg 1,965 sf
Property Types
Residential Other
2,075
Vacant Land
223
Mixed Use
169
Commercial
130
Institutional
82
Industrial
26
Single Family
10
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
21
1800-1849
23
1850-1899
37
1900-1949
238
1950-1979
703
1980-1999
643
2000+
291
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Capitol Registry of Deeds
69%
Owner-Occupied
3%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 83% of Columbia properties. Ownership intelligence includes transaction history, entity detection, portfolio identification, and lien analysis — assembled from public registry records into a single property-level profile.
Living in Columbia
Capitol · Connecticut
Zip Codes06237062380624806249
5,272
Population
2020 Census
2,715
Properties
$184K
Median Assessed
69%
Owner-Occupied
21.4
Square Miles
Columbia covers 21.4 square miles in Capitol, Connecticut. The median assessed property value is $184K.
Single-family homes account for 10 of Columbia's 2,715 properties. There are 130 commercial properties and 223 parcels of vacant land. About 69% 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 $136K and $249K, with the highest assessed property at $8.2M. 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 7% have public water service. Electric service is provided by CONNECTICUT LIGHT & POWER CO. 607 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Columbia its character.
What Columbia Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Columbia's fire protection grade distribution (19 Grade B, 181 Grade C) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Columbia's 7 property types, spanning construction from 1700 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. 1% of Columbia 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 Columbia property intelligence.
2,715 Columbia 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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