Dayton, ME
Tracking 953 properties across Dayton, Maine — a community where the median home dates to 1992. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Dayton, MEInc. 1798
Dayton is a small, rural town between Biddeford and the interior of York County, with a dispersed population and a quiet residential character.
For property professionals, Dayton is a small, affordable rural market.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
28 properties (3%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
The Property Landscape
953 properties · Median year built 1992 · Avg 539 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from York County Registry of Deeds
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 77% of Dayton 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 Dayton
York County · Maine
Dayton covers 17.9 square miles in York County, Maine. The median assessed property value is $156K.
Single-family homes account for 584 of Dayton's 953 properties.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $108K and $202K. 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 1% have public water service. Electric service is provided by CENTRAL MAINE POWER CO.
What Dayton Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Dayton's fire protection grade distribution (20 Grade C, 274 Grade D) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Dayton's 7 property types, spanning construction from 1800 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. 3% of Dayton 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 Dayton property intelligence.
953 Dayton properties — each with risk profiles, building data, permit history, and ownership analysis from 140+ sources. Open any property and see the full picture.
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