Marblehead, MA
Tracking 8,805 properties across Marblehead, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1947 and the oldest to 1650. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Marblehead, MAInc. 1629
Marblehead is a dense coastal town on a peninsula jutting into Massachusetts Bay, with a harbor that has been central to American yachting since the 19th century. The town's Old Town neighborhood contains one of the most intact collections of colonial-era architecture in New England — narrow streets lined with 17th and 18th century houses built tight to the street, many of them pre-dating the Revolution.
The peninsula geography means nearly every property in Marblehead has some relationship to the coast — direct waterfront, harbor view, or proximity to flood zones. The Marblehead Neck causeway connects a spit of land with some of the most exposed oceanfront properties in Essex County. For insurance and lending professionals, Marblehead concentrates coastal risk, historic construction, and high assessed values in a way that demands parcel-level precision. Two properties a block apart can have completely different flood zone designations, building ages, and exposure profiles.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon, coastal exposure, storm surge — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
976 properties (11%) 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
8,805 properties (100%) are within 3 miles of the ocean. 1,579 are classified as waterfront. The closest property is 0 ft from the coastline.
The Property Landscape
8,805 properties · Median year built 1947 · Avg 2,562 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Architectural Styles
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Essex County Registry of Deeds
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 94% of Marblehead 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
37,162 municipal building permits on file · 75% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 37,162 building permits across 6,627 Marblehead properties — 75% coverage. 4,363 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.
Living in Marblehead
Essex County · Massachusetts
Marblehead covers 4.4 square miles in Essex County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $867K.
Single-family homes account for 6,235 of Marblehead's 8,805 properties, with 569 condominiums and 736 multi-family buildings. There are 199 commercial properties and 204 parcels of vacant land. About 70% of properties are owner-occupied, and 3% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $703K and $1.2M, with the highest assessed property at $40.2M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Marblehead (100%) is on municipal sewer. Electric service is provided by Marblehead Municipal Light Department. 1,329 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Marblehead its character.
Environmental note: Marblehead has an average EPA lead paint indicator at the 82th percentile nationally, consistent with 1,228 properties built before 1900 when lead paint was standard.
What Marblehead Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
With 11% of properties in FEMA flood zones and 100% in the coastal zone, Marblehead concentrates several major underwriting variables. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Marblehead'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. 11% of Marblehead 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
37,162 permits across 75% of properties means most Marblehead inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Marblehead property intelligence.
8,805 Marblehead 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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