Kingston, MA
Plymouth County41.9945°N, 70.7245°W
Tracking 5,681 properties across Kingston, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1981 and the oldest to 1650. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
5,681
Properties Tracked
1981
Median Year Built
$542K
Median Assessed Value
4%
FEMA Flood Zone
1.55M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
16%
Coastal Zone
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Kingston, MAInc. 1620
Kingston is a South Shore town at the gateway to Cape Cod, positioned along Route 3 and the MBTA commuter rail. The town's Jones River runs through the center, creating a village character around the town center with historic homes and a small commercial district. Kingston Bay, on the town's eastern edge, provides a coastal element with waterfront properties and marine activity.
For property professionals, Kingston offers a moderate market with good transit and highway access, a mix of older and newer housing, and some coastal exposure along the bay. The town's position between the more expensive communities to the north and Plymouth to the south makes it a transitional market in the South Shore landscape.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon, coastal exposure, storm surge — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
250 properties (4%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
5,431
AE
186
A
48
VE
16
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
36
Grade B
1,170
Grade C
3,218
Grade D
967
Grade E
290
Coastal & Water Exposure
879 properties (16%) are within 3 miles of the ocean. 947 are classified as waterfront. The closest property is 2.2 mi from the coastline.
177
SLR 1 ft
Properties affected
224
SLR 3 ft
Properties affected
246
SLR 6 ft
Properties affected
470
Surge Exposure
Cat 1/2/3/4
325
Pond
Waterfront
286
Estuary
Waterfront
58
Lake
Waterfront
Zone 2
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
5,681 properties · Median year built 1981 · Avg 2,289 sf
Property Types
Single Family
4,172
Vacant Land
446
Institutional
349
Two-Family
222
Multi-Family
194
Commercial
168
Industrial
51
Mixed Use
36
Agricultural / Open Space
20
Other
14
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
86
1800-1849
78
1850-1899
182
1900-1949
800
1950-1979
1,239
1980-1999
1,409
2000+
1,020
Architectural Styles
Colonial
1,593
Cape Cod
800
Ranch
606
Vacant Land
549
Conventional
454
Raised Ranch
202
Contemporary
176
Bungalow
141
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Plymouth County Registry of Deeds
72%
Owner-Occupied
2%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 99% of Kingston 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 Kingston
Plymouth County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes02364
13,708
Population
2020 Census
5,681
Properties
$542K
Median Assessed
72%
Owner-Occupied
19.0
Square Miles
Kingston covers 19.0 square miles in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $542K.
Single-family homes account for 4,172 of Kingston's 5,681 properties and 417 multi-family buildings. There are 168 commercial properties and 446 parcels of vacant land. About 72% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $416K and $701K, with the highest assessed property at $90.4M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
30% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 86% have public water service. Electric service is provided by NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY. 673 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Kingston its character.
What Kingston Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
With 4% of properties in FEMA flood zones and 16% in the coastal zone, Kingston concentrates several major underwriting variables. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Kingston's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1650 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 Kingston 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 Kingston property intelligence.
5,681 Kingston 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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