Danvers, MA
Essex County42.5665°N, 70.9363°W
Tracking 9,768 properties across Danvers, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1960 and the oldest to 1637. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
9,768
Properties Tracked
1960
Median Year Built
$624K
Median Assessed Value
17%
FEMA Flood Zone
4.24M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
7%
Coastal Zone
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Danvers, MAInc. 1636
Danvers occupies a central position in Essex County, bordered by Beverly, Salem, Peabody, Middleton, Wenham, and Topsfield. Originally part of Salem — and the actual site of the Salem witch trials of 1692 — Danvers split off as a separate town in 1757. The town's housing stock reflects its long history: early colonial homes in the Danversport area near the waterfront, post-war suburban development through the central neighborhoods, and newer construction in the western sections.
Route 1 and Route 128 run through Danvers, bringing substantial commercial and retail development alongside the residential base. The Liberty Tree Mall area and the medical complex around the former state hospital create significant commercial property concentrations. For property professionals, Danvers offers a cross-section of almost every property type found on the North Shore — from dense, older neighborhoods near the Danvers River to large-lot residential areas that feel more like the inland towns.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon, coastal exposure, storm surge — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
1,686 properties (17%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
8,082
AE
1,533
A
153
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
829
Grade B
6,164
Grade C
2,749
Grade D
26
Coastal & Water Exposure
686 properties (7%) are within 3 miles of the ocean. 941 are classified as waterfront. The closest property is 2.5 mi from the coastline.
391
SLR 1 ft
Properties affected
433
SLR 3 ft
Properties affected
484
SLR 6 ft
Properties affected
1,918
Surge Exposure
Cat 1/2/3/4
626
Estuary
Waterfront
153
Pond
Waterfront
8
Lake
Waterfront
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
50 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
9,768 properties · Median year built 1960 · Avg 3,679 sf
Property Types
Single Family
6,172
Condominium
1,044
Other
623
Multi-Family
610
Commercial
419
Institutional
305
Two-Family
248
Vacant Land
160
Industrial
90
Mixed Use
79
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
57
1800-1849
136
1850-1899
564
1900-1949
1,756
1950-1979
3,859
1980-1999
1,120
2000+
679
Architectural Styles
Colonial
1,683
Ranch
1,526
Old Style
1,094
Cape Cod
936
Condominium
778
Multi-Family
557
Split Entry
511
Bungalow
149
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Essex County Registry of Deeds
163
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$700K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
69%
Owner-Occupied
2%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 91% of Danvers 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
54,078 municipal building permits on file · 72% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 54,078 building permits across 6,984 Danvers properties — 72% coverage. 4,990 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.
54,078
Permits on File
72%
Coverage
Properties with permits
4,990
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
84%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Danvers
Essex County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes01923
28,087
Population
2020 Census
9,768
Properties
$624K
Median Assessed
69%
Owner-Occupied
13.8
Square Miles
Danvers covers 13.8 square miles in Essex County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $624K.
Single-family homes account for 6,172 of Danvers's 9,768 properties, with 1,044 condominiums and 860 multi-family buildings. There are 419 commercial properties and 160 parcels of vacant land. About 69% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $538K and $750K, with the highest assessed property at $123.2M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Danvers (94%) is on municipal sewer. Electric service is provided by Danvers Electric Division. 1,280 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Danvers its character.
Environmental note: Danvers has an average EPA lead paint indicator at the 69th percentile nationally, consistent with 757 properties built before 1900 when lead paint was standard.
What Danvers Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
With 17% of properties in FEMA flood zones and 7% in the coastal zone, Danvers concentrates several major underwriting variables. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Danvers's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1637 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. 17% of Danvers 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
54,078 permits across 72% of properties means most Danvers inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Danvers property intelligence.
9,768 Danvers 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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