Northwood, NH
Tracking 3,055 properties across Northwood, New Hampshire — a community where the median home dates to 1982 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Northwood, NHInc. 1773
Northwood is a rural town in the interior of Rockingham County, with numerous ponds and lakes providing waterfront properties and recreation. The town has a dispersed, rural character.
For property professionals, Northwood is a moderate, rural market with lake-area appeal and the private infrastructure typical of interior New Hampshire.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
147 properties (5%) 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.
The Property Landscape
3,055 properties · Median year built 1982 · Avg 1,586 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Architectural Styles
Living in Northwood
Rockingham County · New Hampshire
Northwood covers 28.2 square miles in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. The median assessed property value is $334K.
Single-family homes account for 1,891 of Northwood's 3,055 properties and 60 multi-family buildings. There are 63 commercial properties and 413 parcels of vacant land. About 48% of properties are owner-occupied, and 11% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $137K and $458K, with the highest assessed property at $10.0M. 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 4% have public water service. Electric service is provided by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NH. 167 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Northwood its character.
Environmental note: Northwood has an average EPA lead paint indicator at the 52th percentile nationally, consistent with 188 properties built before 1900 when lead paint was standard. 1 properties exceed at least one EPA environmental justice threshold — a factor in lending compliance and environmental due diligence.
What Northwood Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Northwood's fire protection grade distribution (2 Grade A, 71 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Northwood'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 Northwood 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 Northwood property intelligence.
3,055 Northwood 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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