Francestown, NH
Tracking 1,339 properties across Francestown, New Hampshire — a community where the median home dates to 1979 and the oldest to 1762. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Francestown, NHInc. 1772
Francestown is a small, rural town with a well-preserved village center and surrounding wooded hills. The town has an artistic and agricultural character, with antique homes near the center and dispersed rural properties.
For property professionals, Francestown is a small, moderate rural market with a charming village center and the private infrastructure typical of the region.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
59 properties (4%) 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
1,339 properties · Median year built 1979 · Avg 1,729 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Architectural Styles
Living in Francestown
Hillsborough County · New Hampshire
Francestown covers 29.8 square miles in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. The median assessed property value is $401K.
Single-family homes account for 631 of Francestown's 1,339 properties. There are 204 parcels of vacant land. About 40% of properties are owner-occupied, and 11% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $126K and $553K. 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 8% have public water service. Electric service is provided by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NH. 56 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Francestown its character.
What Francestown Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Francestown's fire protection grade distribution (4 Grade A, 55 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Francestown's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1762 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. 4% of Francestown 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 Francestown property intelligence.
1,339 Francestown 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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