Peterborough, NH
Tracking 3,301 properties across Peterborough, New Hampshire — a community where the median home dates to 1972 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Peterborough, NHInc. 1760
Peterborough is a small town in the Monadnock Region, widely believed to be the model for Thornton Wilder's "Our Town." The town's downtown has a cultural vitality — bookstores, theaters, restaurants — that distinguishes it from the surrounding rural communities. The MacDowell Colony, the nation's oldest artists' colony, is here.
For property professionals, Peterborough is a moderate market with a culturally active downtown, a mix of village and rural residential properties, and the appeal of the Monadnock Region's landscape.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
212 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
3,301 properties · Median year built 1972 · Avg 226 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Living in Peterborough
Hillsborough County · New Hampshire
Peterborough covers 38.0 square miles in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. The median assessed property value is $291K.
Single-family homes account for 1,599 of Peterborough's 3,301 properties, with 418 condominiums and 148 multi-family buildings. There are 133 commercial properties and 542 parcels of vacant land. About 55% of properties are owner-occupied, and 9% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $211K and $408K, with the highest assessed property at $28.0M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
30% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 52% have public water service. Electric service is provided by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NH. 248 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Peterborough its character.
What Peterborough Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Peterborough's fire protection grade distribution (430 Grade A, 394 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Peterborough'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 Peterborough 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 Peterborough property intelligence.
3,301 Peterborough 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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