Dartmouth, MA
Bristol County41.6387°N, 70.9934°W
Tracking 14,722 properties across Dartmouth, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1971 and the oldest to 1650. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
14,722
Properties Tracked
1971
Median Year Built
$437K
Median Assessed Value
10%
FEMA Flood Zone
4.15M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
51%
Coastal Zone
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Dartmouth, MAInc. 1650
Dartmouth is a large town on Buzzards Bay in the southeastern corner of Bristol County, stretching from the urban edge of New Bedford on the west to the coastal villages of Padanaram and Round Hill on the south. The town's geography creates two distinct property environments: the denser, more affordable neighborhoods near the New Bedford border, and the waterfront communities along the coast where assessed values climb significantly.
Padanaram Harbor is one of the premier sailing harbors on the South Coast, and the surrounding neighborhood has a village character with shops, restaurants, and homes that command coastal premiums. The UMass Dartmouth campus occupies significant land area in the town's center. For property professionals, Dartmouth's split between its inland and coastal halves creates meaningful variation in assessed values, risk profiles, and buyer demographics within a single municipality.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon, coastal exposure, storm surge — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
1,449 properties (10%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
13,273
AE
604
VE
464
A
381
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
1,240
Grade B
3,714
Grade C
5,100
Grade D
2,514
Grade E
2,154
Coastal & Water Exposure
7,554 properties (51%) are within 3 miles of the ocean. 1,786 are classified as waterfront. The closest property is 0 ft from the coastline.
678
SLR 1 ft
Properties affected
763
SLR 3 ft
Properties affected
986
SLR 6 ft
Properties affected
1,963
Surge Exposure
Cat 1/2/3/4
487
Estuary
Waterfront
310
Marine
Waterfront
288
Pond
Waterfront
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
30 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Very Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
14,722 properties · Median year built 1971 · Avg 2,030 sf
Property Types
Single Family
10,324
Vacant Land
1,670
Institutional
827
Multi-Family
611
Commercial
547
Two-Family
364
Industrial
100
Agricultural / Open Space
69
Other
67
Residential Other
62
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
97
1800-1849
134
1850-1899
370
1900-1949
2,383
1950-1979
4,322
1980-1999
2,815
2000+
1,714
Architectural Styles
Ranch
2,801
Colonial
2,185
Cape Cod
1,915
Vacant Land
1,885
Conventional
1,489
Raised Ranch
859
Bungalow
545
Condominium
471
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Bristol County Registry of Deeds
64%
Owner-Occupied
4%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 99% of Dartmouth 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
67,426 municipal building permits on file · 71% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 67,426 building permits across 10,391 Dartmouth properties — 71% coverage. 5,821 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.
67,426
Permits on File
71%
Coverage
Properties with permits
5,821
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
80%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Dartmouth
Bristol County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes0000302745027470274802790
VillagesNorth DartmouthSouth Dartmouth
33,783
Population
2020 Census
14,722
Properties
$437K
Median Assessed
64%
Owner-Occupied
62.0
Square Miles
Dartmouth covers 62.0 square miles in Bristol County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $437K.
Single-family homes account for 10,324 of Dartmouth's 14,722 properties and 997 multi-family buildings. There are 547 commercial properties and 1,670 parcels of vacant land. About 64% of properties are owner-occupied, and 4% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $321K and $616K, with the highest assessed property at $76.9M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
63% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 71% have public water service. Electric service is provided by TOWN OF NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH - (MA). 1,085 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Dartmouth its character. 340 properties have swimming pools.
What Dartmouth Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
With 10% of properties in FEMA flood zones and 51% in the coastal zone, Dartmouth concentrates several major underwriting variables. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Dartmouth's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1650 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. 10% of Dartmouth 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
67,426 permits across 71% of properties means most Dartmouth inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Dartmouth property intelligence.
14,722 Dartmouth 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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