Meriden, CT
South Central Connecticut41.5382°N, 72.8027°W
Tracking 16,549 properties across Meriden, Connecticut — a community where the median home dates to 1953 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
16,549
Properties Tracked
1953
Median Year Built
$214K
Median Assessed Value
5%
FEMA Flood Zone
4.80M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Meriden, CTInc. 1867
Meriden is a small city along I-91 between Hartford and New Haven, with an industrial heritage in silver and silverplate manufacturing that gave it the name "Silver City." The housing stock includes dense, multi-family neighborhoods near downtown and suburban single-family development on the periphery. Castle Craig and the Hanging Hills provide dramatic topography on the city's western edge.
For property professionals, Meriden is an affordable urban market with more housing variety than the surrounding suburban towns. The dense, older stock near downtown requires condition assessment, and the I-91 corridor brings commercial property.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
802 properties (5%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
15,747
AE
604
A
197
AO
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
2,580
Grade B
9,611
Grade C
4,202
Grade D
105
Grade E
51
Zone 1
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
16,549 properties · Median year built 1953 · Avg 2,285 sf
Property Types
Residential Other
14,290
Agricultural / Open Space
762
Institutional
700
Vacant Land
511
Single Family
118
Commercial
67
Mixed Use
63
Other
25
Condominium
7
Industrial
4
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
19
1800-1849
64
1850-1899
1,340
1900-1949
5,001
1950-1979
6,576
1980-1999
1,710
2000+
750
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from South Central Connecticut Registry of Deeds
73%
Owner-Occupied
3%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 98% of Meriden 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
55,014 municipal building permits on file · 77% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 55,014 building permits across 12,817 Meriden properties — 77% coverage. 5,045 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.
55,014
Permits on File
77%
Coverage
Properties with permits
5,045
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
93%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Meriden
South Central Connecticut · Connecticut
Zip Codes0603706450064510645706492
60,850
Population
2020 Census
16,549
Properties
$214K
Median Assessed
73%
Owner-Occupied
23.7
Square Miles
Meriden covers 23.7 square miles in South Central Connecticut, Connecticut. The median assessed property value is $214K.
Single-family homes account for 118 of Meriden's 16,549 properties. There are 67 commercial properties and 511 parcels of vacant land. About 73% 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 $180K and $255K, with the highest assessed property at $62.3M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Meriden (92%) is on municipal sewer. Electric service is provided by UNITED ILLUMINATING CO. 4,238 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Meriden its character. 1,198 properties have swimming pools.
Environmental note: Meriden has an average EPA lead paint indicator at the 65th percentile nationally, consistent with 1,423 properties built before 1900 when lead paint was standard. 16,549 properties exceed at least one EPA environmental justice threshold — a factor in lending compliance and environmental due diligence.
What Meriden Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Meriden's fire protection grade distribution (2,580 Grade A, 9,611 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Meriden's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1700 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. 5% of Meriden 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
55,014 permits across 77% of properties means most Meriden inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Meriden property intelligence.
16,549 Meriden 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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