Plaistow, NH
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.
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.
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
3,304 properties · Median year built 1978 · Avg 2,464 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Architectural Styles
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Rockingham County Registry of Deeds
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
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.
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