Norton, MA
Bristol County41.9671°N, 71.1875°W
Tracking 7,596 properties across Norton, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1983 and the oldest to 1680. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
7,596
Properties Tracked
1983
Median Year Built
$449K
Median Assessed Value
7%
FEMA Flood Zone
2.12M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Norton, MAInc. 1669
Norton is a suburban town in the northern part of Bristol County, home to Wheaton College. The town has grown from a rural agricultural community to a residential suburb as the I-495 corridor has developed, and the housing stock reflects that transition — older village-center homes, mid-century development, and newer subdivisions on former farmland. The Wheaton campus occupies a significant portion of the town center.
For property professionals, Norton is a moderate suburban market with the institutional land use dynamics that come with a college campus — rental demand, seasonal population fluctuations, and the property value effects of proximity to a well-maintained institutional neighbor.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
494 properties (7%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
7,102
AE
306
A
188
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
3
Grade B
1,375
Grade C
4,610
Grade D
1,214
Grade E
394
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
35 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Very Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
7,596 properties · Median year built 1983 · Avg 63,357 sf
Property Types
Single Family
5,055
Two-Family
1,160
Institutional
809
Multi-Family
236
Commercial
179
Industrial
56
Mixed Use
43
Other
26
Residential Other
11
Agricultural / Open Space
9
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
10
1800-1849
37
1850-1899
131
1900-1949
778
1950-1979
2,028
1980-1999
2,102
2000+
1,126
Architectural Styles
Colonial
1,606
Condominium
1,156
Raised Ranch
882
Ranch
748
Cape Cod
692
Conventional
438
Religious School / Hall
233
Nonprofit / Charitable
196
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Bristol County Registry of Deeds
66%
Owner-Occupied
2%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 94% of Norton 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
6,111 municipal building permits on file · 27% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 6,111 building permits across 2,060 Norton properties — 27% coverage. 2,060 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.
6,111
Permits on File
27%
Coverage
Properties with permits
2,060
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
82%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Norton
Bristol County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes0204802703027660276702780
19,202
Population
2020 Census
7,596
Properties
$449K
Median Assessed
66%
Owner-Occupied
29.3
Square Miles
Norton covers 29.3 square miles in Bristol County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $449K.
Single-family homes account for 5,055 of Norton's 7,596 properties and 1,399 multi-family buildings. There are 179 commercial properties. About 66% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $324K and $584K, with the highest assessed property at $178.0M. 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 93% have public water service. Electric service is provided by TOWN OF NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH - (MA). 476 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Norton its character.
What Norton Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Norton's fire protection grade distribution (3 Grade A, 1,375 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Norton's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1680 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. 7% of Norton 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
6,111 permits across 27% of properties means most Norton inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Norton property intelligence.
7,596 Norton 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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