Durham, NH
Strafford County43.1214°N, 70.9177°W
Tracking 2,671 properties across Durham, New Hampshire — a community where the median home dates to 1974 and the oldest to 1649. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
2,671
Properties Tracked
1974
Median Year Built
$545K
Median Assessed Value
12%
FEMA Flood Zone
718,017
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Durham, NHInc. 1635
Durham is home to the University of New Hampshire, and the university dominates virtually every aspect of the town's property market. Student rental demand drives the multi-family market, the campus occupies a large share of the land area, and the town's population swings dramatically between academic terms and breaks.
For property professionals, Durham is a college-town market where rental economics, student housing demand, and institutional land use are the defining factors. The Oyster River creates tidal flood considerations in the eastern sections.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
322 properties (12%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
2,349
AE
279
A
43
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
135
Grade B
784
Grade C
309
Grade D
767
Grade E
676
Zone 1
Radon Risk
112 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
50 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Very Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
2,671 properties · Median year built 1974 · Avg 3,041 sf
Property Types
Single Family
1,825
Other
322
Institutional
201
Condominium
185
Vacant Land
75
Commercial
39
Multi-Family
13
Mixed Use
4
Residential Other
4
Agricultural / Open Space
2
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
50
1800-1849
33
1850-1899
48
1900-1949
289
1950-1979
874
1980-1999
622
2000+
343
Architectural Styles
Colonial
785
Cape Cod
446
Ranch
227
Contemporary
173
Condominium
170
Raised Ranch
111
Conventional
49
Commercial
37
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Strafford County Registry of Deeds
12
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$12K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
71%
Owner-Occupied
5%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 68% of Durham 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 Durham
Strafford County · New Hampshire
Zip Codes038230382403857
15,490
Population
2020 Census
2,671
Properties
$545K
Median Assessed
71%
Owner-Occupied
22.4
Square Miles
Durham covers 22.4 square miles in Strafford County, New Hampshire. The median assessed property value is $545K.
Single-family homes account for 1,825 of Durham's 2,671 properties, with 185 condominiums. There are 39 commercial properties and 75 parcels of vacant land. About 71% of properties are owner-occupied, and 5% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $436K and $675K, with the highest assessed property at $879.2M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
31% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 44% have public water service. Electric service is provided by UNITIL ENERGY SYSTEMS. 224 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Durham its character.
What Durham Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Durham's fire protection grade distribution (135 Grade A, 784 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Durham's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1649 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. 12% of Durham 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 Durham property intelligence.
2,671 Durham 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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