East Lyme, CT
Tracking 4,018 properties across East Lyme, Connecticut — a community where the median home dates to 1978 and the oldest to 1660. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
East Lyme, CTInc. 1839
East Lyme is a shoreline town on Long Island Sound east of New London, with a stretch of beach — including Rocky Neck State Park — that draws summer visitors. The housing stock ranges from the beach-area seasonal and year-round properties to suburban development along I-95 and Route 161 to the more rural inland sections.
For property professionals, East Lyme's coastal exposure along the Sound creates meaningful flood and storm risk for the shoreline properties, while the inland areas are more conventionally suburban. The I-95 corridor brings commercial property.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon, coastal exposure, storm surge — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
566 properties (14%) 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.
Coastal & Water Exposure
1,458 properties (36%) are within 3 miles of the ocean. 951 are classified as waterfront. The closest property is 0 ft from the coastline.
The Property Landscape
4,018 properties · Median year built 1978 · Avg 1,869 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Architectural Styles
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Southeastern Connecticut Registry of Deeds
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 96% of East Lyme 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 East Lyme
Southeastern Connecticut · Connecticut
East Lyme covers 34.0 square miles in Southeastern Connecticut, Connecticut. The median assessed property value is $328K.
Single-family homes account for 2,546 of East Lyme's 4,018 properties, with 121 condominiums and 68 multi-family buildings. There are 129 commercial properties and 508 parcels of vacant land. About 57% 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 $203K and $464K, with the highest assessed property at $79.7M. 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 66% have public water service. Electric service is provided by MOHEGAN TRIBAL UTILITY AUTHORITY. 776 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give East Lyme its character.
What East Lyme Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
With 14% of properties in FEMA flood zones and 36% in the coastal zone, East Lyme concentrates several major underwriting variables. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
East Lyme's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1660 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. 14% of East Lyme 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 East Lyme property intelligence.
4,018 East Lyme 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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