Plaistow, NH
Rockingham County42.8365°N, 71.0948°W
Tracking 3,304 properties across Plaistow, New Hampshire — a community where the median home dates to 1978 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
3,304
Properties Tracked
1978
Median Year Built
$340K
Median Assessed Value
2%
FEMA Flood Zone
893,775
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Plaistow, NHInc. 1749
Plaistow is a suburban town on the Massachusetts border, with significant commercial development along Route 125 — the "strip" draws Massachusetts shoppers seeking New Hampshire's tax-free shopping. The residential neighborhoods are single-family homes.
For property professionals, Plaistow is a moderate market with significant commercial property driven by the border-town retail dynamic and a residential stock that serves both New Hampshire and Massachusetts commuters.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
52 properties (2%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
3,252
AE
32
A
20
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
Grade B
224
Grade C
808
Grade D
1,699
Grade E
571
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
50 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Very Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
3,304 properties · Median year built 1978 · Avg 2,464 sf
Property Types
Single Family
1,847
Condominium
619
Other
358
Commercial
122
Institutional
121
Multi-Family
111
Vacant Land
94
Industrial
15
Residential Other
11
Mixed Use
6
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
28
1800-1849
19
1850-1899
67
1900-1949
371
1950-1979
1,036
1980-1999
1,152
2000+
300
Architectural Styles
Condominium
669
Cape Cod
447
Colonial
438
Ranch
412
Conventional
207
Raised Ranch
125
Multi-Family
87
Commercial
83
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Rockingham County Registry of Deeds
3
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$12K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
61%
Owner-Occupied
7%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 76% of Plaistow 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 Plaistow
Rockingham County · New Hampshire
Zip Codes0183001860038110384803865
7,830
Population
2020 Census
3,304
Properties
$340K
Median Assessed
61%
Owner-Occupied
10.6
Square Miles
Plaistow covers 10.6 square miles in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. The median assessed property value is $340K.
Single-family homes account for 1,847 of Plaistow's 3,304 properties, with 619 condominiums and 111 multi-family buildings. There are 122 commercial properties and 94 parcels of vacant land. About 61% of properties are owner-occupied, and 7% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $259K and $448K, with the highest assessed property at $24.7M. 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 33% have public water service. Electric service is provided by UNITIL ENERGY SYSTEMS. 326 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Plaistow its character.
What Plaistow Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Plaistow's fire protection grade distribution (2 Grade A, 224 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Plaistow'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. 2% of Plaistow 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 Plaistow property intelligence.
3,304 Plaistow 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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