Fairhaven, MA
Bristol County41.6376°N, 70.9036°W
Tracking 8,017 properties across Fairhaven, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1950 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
8,017
Properties Tracked
1950
Median Year Built
$387K
Median Assessed Value
25%
FEMA Flood Zone
2.29M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
100%
Coastal Zone
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Fairhaven, MAInc. 1659
Fairhaven sits across the harbor from New Bedford, connected by the Route 6 bridge. The town was the hometown of Henry Huttleston Rogers, the Standard Oil executive whose philanthropy built many of Fairhaven's most distinctive public buildings — the Millicent Library, the town hall, and the Unitarian Memorial Church. These Rogers-era buildings give Fairhaven's center an architectural grandeur that belies its modest size.
The harbor frontage and Buzzards Bay coastline bring marine-related industry, waterfront properties, and coastal flood exposure. The Fort Phoenix area and the barrier beach along West Island create some of the most direct coastal exposure in Bristol County. For property professionals, Fairhaven is a working waterfront community where marine activity, coastal risk, and the range from modest in-town housing to waterfront properties create a varied market in a compact geography.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon, coastal exposure, storm surge — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
2,036 properties (25%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
5,979
VE
1,432
AE
601
A
3
NOT DIGITIZED
2
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
507
Grade B
2,972
Grade C
3,226
Grade D
1,006
Grade E
306
Coastal & Water Exposure
7,985 properties (100%) are within 3 miles of the ocean. 1,778 are classified as waterfront. The closest property is 0 ft from the coastline.
834
SLR 1 ft
Properties affected
1,238
SLR 3 ft
Properties affected
1,852
SLR 6 ft
Properties affected
5,208
Surge Exposure
Cat 1/2/3/4
633
Estuary
Waterfront
606
Marine
Waterfront
34
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
8,017 properties · Median year built 1950 · Avg 1,761 sf
Property Types
Single Family
5,483
Vacant Land
708
Institutional
616
Condominium
534
Commercial
277
Multi-Family
240
Mixed Use
46
Other
36
Agricultural / Open Space
28
Industrial
27
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
44
1800-1849
122
1850-1899
310
1900-1949
2,620
1950-1979
2,102
1980-1999
826
2000+
586
Architectural Styles
Conventional
2,109
Ranch
1,428
Cape Cod
910
Colonial
515
Condominium
232
Raised Ranch
167
Camp/Seasonal
135
Church / Synagogue
129
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Bristol County Registry of Deeds
61%
Owner-Occupied
5%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 99% of Fairhaven 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
12,005 municipal building permits on file · 58% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 12,005 building permits across 4,659 Fairhaven properties — 58% coverage. 2,926 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.
12,005
Permits on File
58%
Coverage
Properties with permits
2,926
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
82%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Fairhaven
Bristol County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes02719
15,924
Population
2020 Census
8,017
Properties
$387K
Median Assessed
61%
Owner-Occupied
12.4
Square Miles
Fairhaven covers 12.4 square miles in Bristol County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $387K.
Single-family homes account for 5,483 of Fairhaven's 8,017 properties, with 534 condominiums and 244 multi-family buildings. There are 277 commercial properties and 708 parcels of vacant land. About 61% 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 $316K and $470K, with the highest assessed property at $34.6M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Fairhaven (85%) is on municipal sewer. Electric service is provided by TOWN OF NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH - (MA). 693 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Fairhaven its character.
What Fairhaven Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
With 25% of properties in FEMA flood zones and 100% in the coastal zone, Fairhaven concentrates several major underwriting variables. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Fairhaven's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1700 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. 25% of Fairhaven 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
12,005 permits across 58% of properties means most Fairhaven inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Fairhaven property intelligence.
8,017 Fairhaven 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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