Henniker, NH
Merrimack County43.1797°N, 71.8225°W
Tracking 2,430 properties across Henniker, New Hampshire — a community where the median home dates to 1980 and the oldest to 1750. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
2,430
Properties Tracked
1980
Median Year Built
$328K
Median Assessed Value
7%
FEMA Flood Zone
624,346
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Henniker, NHInc. 1768
Henniker is a small town on the Contoocook River, home to New England College. The town bills itself as "the only Henniker on earth." The college presence and the river create the town's primary character.
For property professionals, Henniker is a small market with college-driven rental demand, river flood considerations, and a mix of village and rural residential properties.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
165 properties (7%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
2,265
AE
152
A
13
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
262
Grade B
182
Grade C
87
Grade D
638
Grade E
1,261
Zone 1
Radon Risk
112 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
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Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Moderate
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
2,430 properties · Median year built 1980 · Avg 1,814 sf
Property Types
Single Family
1,294
Residential Other
471
Vacant Land
172
Other
142
Multi-Family
110
Institutional
67
Mixed Use
56
Commercial
53
Condominium
42
Agricultural / Open Space
19
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
52
1800-1849
42
1850-1899
85
1900-1949
177
1950-1979
376
1980-1999
542
2000+
330
Living in Henniker
Merrimack County · New Hampshire
Zip Codes03229032420324403281
6,185
Population
2020 Census
2,430
Properties
$328K
Median Assessed
40%
Owner-Occupied
44.1
Square Miles
Henniker covers 44.1 square miles in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. The median assessed property value is $328K.
Single-family homes account for 1,294 of Henniker's 2,430 properties and 110 multi-family buildings. There are 53 commercial properties and 172 parcels of vacant land. About 40% of properties are owner-occupied, and 12% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $78K and $441K, with the highest assessed property at $19.4M. 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 20% have public water service. Electric service is provided by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NH. 156 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Henniker its character.
Environmental note: Henniker has an average EPA lead paint indicator at the 53th percentile nationally, consistent with 179 properties built before 1900 when lead paint was standard. 358 properties exceed at least one EPA environmental justice threshold — a factor in lending compliance and environmental due diligence.
What Henniker Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Henniker's fire protection grade distribution (262 Grade A, 182 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Henniker's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1750 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. 7% of Henniker 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 Henniker property intelligence.
2,430 Henniker 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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