Marion, MA
Plymouth County41.7001°N, 70.7628°W
Tracking 3,525 properties across Marion, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1969 and the oldest to 1675. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
3,525
Properties Tracked
1969
Median Year Built
$576K
Median Assessed Value
34%
FEMA Flood Zone
952,592
NEP Data Facts Tracked
96%
Coastal Zone
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Marion, MAInc. 1679
Marion is a small, affluent coastal town at the head of Buzzards Bay, historically a summer colony for wealthy families from New Bedford and Boston. Sippican Harbor is one of the finest natural harbors on the South Coast, and the waterfront properties along the harbor and coastline command significant premiums. The village center retains a quiet, upscale character with historic homes and a small commercial area.
For property professionals, Marion is a high-value, low-volume market where waterfront position and harbor views are the primary value drivers. The coastal exposure along Buzzards Bay brings flood zone and storm risk considerations, and the town's small size and limited transactions make comparable selection a challenge that benefits from detailed property-level data.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon, coastal exposure, storm surge — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
1,204 properties (34%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
2,320
AE
652
VE
535
A
10
AO
7
AREA NOT INCLUDED
1
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
525
Grade B
1,299
Grade C
1,240
Grade D
358
Grade E
103
Coastal & Water Exposure
3,369 properties (96%) are within 3 miles of the ocean. 879 are classified as waterfront. The closest property is 0 ft from the coastline.
537
SLR 1 ft
Properties affected
639
SLR 3 ft
Properties affected
847
SLR 6 ft
Properties affected
2,805
Surge Exposure
Cat 1/2/3/4
362
Estuary
Waterfront
327
Marine
Waterfront
43
Pond
Waterfront
Zone 2
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
30 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
3,525 properties · Median year built 1969 · Avg 2,051 sf
Property Types
Single Family
2,317
Institutional
423
Vacant Land
422
Multi-Family
150
Commercial
121
Industrial
24
Two-Family
23
Mixed Use
22
Agricultural / Open Space
14
Other
5
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
33
1800-1849
87
1850-1899
123
1900-1949
543
1950-1979
831
1980-1999
642
2000+
366
Architectural Styles
Cape Cod
549
Vacant Land
493
Colonial
492
Ranch
383
Conventional
289
Contemporary
214
Church / Synagogue
156
Custom
127
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Plymouth County Registry of Deeds
45%
Owner-Occupied
8%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 99% of Marion 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 Marion
Plymouth County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes0257602738
5,347
Population
2020 Census
3,525
Properties
$576K
Median Assessed
45%
Owner-Occupied
14.1
Square Miles
Marion covers 14.1 square miles in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $576K.
Single-family homes account for 2,317 of Marion's 3,525 properties and 173 multi-family buildings. There are 121 commercial properties and 422 parcels of vacant land. About 45% of properties are owner-occupied, and 8% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $318K and $920K, with the highest assessed property at $30.1M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
58% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 93% have public water service. Electric service is provided by NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY. 344 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Marion its character.
What Marion Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
With 34% of properties in FEMA flood zones and 96% in the coastal zone, Marion concentrates several major underwriting variables. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Marion's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1675 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. 34% of Marion 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 Marion property intelligence.
3,525 Marion 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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