Provincetown, MA
Barnstable County42.0526°N, 70.1859°W
Tracking 4,941 properties across Provincetown, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1950 and the oldest to 1750. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
4,941
Properties Tracked
1950
Median Year Built
$906K
Median Assessed Value
26%
FEMA Flood Zone
1.36M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
100%
Coastal Zone
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Provincetown, MAInc. 1700
Provincetown sits at the very tip of Cape Cod — a narrow, curving spit of sand at the end of a 60-mile peninsula. The town's geography is extraordinary: surrounded by ocean on three sides, with the Provincetown Harbor providing one of the finest natural harbors on the East Coast. The compact downtown is densely built along Commercial Street, with a mix of galleries, restaurants, residential properties, and the fishing fleet. The Pilgrim Monument commemorates the Mayflower's first landing.
For property professionals, Provincetown is a unique market where extreme coastal exposure, historic preservation requirements, extraordinary density along Commercial Street, and a limited land supply create property dynamics found nowhere else on Cape Cod. Nearly every property has ocean proximity, flood zone designations affect a large share of the town, and the seasonal demand patterns drive both rental and ownership markets.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon, coastal exposure, storm surge — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
1,275 properties (26%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
3,666
AE
771
VE
358
AO
146
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
1,606
Grade B
2,542
Grade C
698
Grade D
94
Grade E
1
Coastal & Water Exposure
4,941 properties (100%) are within 3 miles of the ocean. 2,433 are classified as waterfront. The closest property is 0 ft from the coastline.
544
SLR 1 ft
Properties affected
762
SLR 3 ft
Properties affected
2,093
SLR 6 ft
Properties affected
2,591
Surge Exposure
Cat 1/2/3/4
1,032
Marine
Waterfront
83
Estuary
Waterfront
12
Pond
Waterfront
Zone 3
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
25 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Moderate
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
4,941 properties · Median year built 1950 · Avg 68,569 sf
Property Types
Two-Family
2,597
Single Family
1,012
Multi-Family
402
Commercial
384
Institutional
236
Residential Other
165
Mixed Use
129
Vacant Land
6
Industrial
5
Other
5
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
22
1800-1849
173
1850-1899
1,145
1900-1949
870
1950-1979
794
1980-1999
739
2000+
828
Architectural Styles
Condominium
2,669
Antique
440
Cape Cod
181
Colonial
147
Old Style
135
Ranch
106
Contemporary
95
Church / Synagogue
41
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Barnstable County Registry of Deeds
12%
Owner-Occupied
27%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 99% of Provincetown 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
34,507 municipal building permits on file · 31% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 34,507 building permits across 1,516 Provincetown properties — 31% coverage. 1,406 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.
34,507
Permits on File
31%
Coverage
Properties with permits
1,406
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
92%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Provincetown
Barnstable County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes0265202657
3,664
Population
2020 Census
4,941
Properties
$906K
Median Assessed
12%
Owner-Occupied
10.4
Square Miles
Provincetown covers 10.4 square miles in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $906K.
Single-family homes account for 1,012 of Provincetown's 4,941 properties and 2,999 multi-family buildings. There are 384 commercial properties. About 12% of properties are owner-occupied, and 27% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $564K and $1.5M, with the highest assessed property at $36.3M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
77% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems. Electric service is provided by NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY. 414 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Provincetown its character.
Environmental note: Provincetown has an average EPA lead paint indicator at the 59th percentile nationally, consistent with 1,340 properties built before 1900 when lead paint was standard. 2,668 properties exceed at least one EPA environmental justice threshold — a factor in lending compliance and environmental due diligence.
What Provincetown Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
With 26% of properties in FEMA flood zones and 100% in the coastal zone, Provincetown concentrates several major underwriting variables. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Provincetown's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1750 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. 26% of Provincetown 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
34,507 permits across 31% of properties means most Provincetown inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Provincetown property intelligence.
4,941 Provincetown 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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