Pelham, NH
Tracking 5,706 properties across Pelham, New Hampshire — a community where the median home dates to 1986 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Pelham, NHInc. 1746
Pelham is a suburban town on the Massachusetts border south of Hudson, with a housing stock of single-family homes that has grown significantly as the border-town tax advantage has attracted Massachusetts residents. Route 38 provides the primary commercial corridor.
For property professionals, Pelham is a moderate-to-upper suburban market where the Massachusetts border proximity and New Hampshire's tax structure are the primary demand drivers.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
336 properties (6%) 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
5,706 properties · Median year built 1986 · Avg 2,148 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Architectural Styles
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Hillsborough County Registry of Deeds
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 69% of Pelham 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 Pelham
Hillsborough County · New Hampshire
Pelham covers 26.4 square miles in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. The median assessed property value is $466K.
Single-family homes account for 4,418 of Pelham's 5,706 properties and 194 multi-family buildings. There are 62 commercial properties and 372 parcels of vacant land. About 73% of properties are owner-occupied, and 4% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $345K and $610K, with the highest assessed property at $20.6M. 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 11% have public water service. Electric service is provided by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NH. 319 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Pelham its character.
What Pelham Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Pelham's fire protection grade distribution (7 Grade A, 87 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Pelham'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. 6% of Pelham 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 Pelham property intelligence.
5,706 Pelham 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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