Quincy, MA
Norfolk County42.2510°N, 71.0037°W
Tracking 28,284 properties across Quincy, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1935 and the oldest to 1681. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
28,284
Properties Tracked
1935
Median Year Built
$620K
Median Assessed Value
15%
FEMA Flood Zone
8.21M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
1%
Coastal Zone
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Quincy, MAInc. 1625
Quincy is a mid-sized city immediately south of Boston, with a scale and diversity that make it one of the most complex property markets on the South Shore. The birthplace of two presidents — John Adams and John Quincy Adams — Quincy has evolved from a granite quarrying center to a dense, diverse urban community. The housing stock ranges from historic homes in Quincy Center and Wollaston to waterfront condominiums on Marina Bay to dense multi-family neighborhoods throughout.
The Red Line subway provides direct transit access to Boston from four stations, and the proximity to Boston has driven significant development — new construction in Quincy Center and along the waterfront has added thousands of residential units in recent years. For property professionals, Quincy requires neighborhood-level intelligence: the market around Marina Bay is fundamentally different from West Quincy, and the waterfront condos bear no resemblance to the triple-deckers near Quincy Center. Coastal flood exposure along the shore adds environmental risk variation to the mix.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon, coastal exposure, storm surge — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
4,191 properties (15%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
24,093
AE
3,839
VE
329
AO
12
A
11
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
5,131
Grade B
21,150
Grade C
1,991
Grade D
12
Coastal & Water Exposure
303 properties (1%) are within 3 miles of the ocean. 3,692 are classified as waterfront. The closest property is 2.2 mi from the coastline.
714
SLR 1 ft
Properties affected
1,627
SLR 3 ft
Properties affected
5,931
SLR 6 ft
Properties affected
13,561
Surge Exposure
Cat 1/2/3/4
3,045
Estuary
Waterfront
242
Pond
Waterfront
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
40 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
28,284 properties · Median year built 1935 · Avg 2,772 sf
Property Types
Single Family
13,690
Two-Family
6,764
Multi-Family
4,826
Institutional
1,459
Commercial
914
Vacant Land
258
Mixed Use
189
Industrial
87
Other
73
Condominium
20
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
26
1800-1849
107
1850-1899
1,694
1900-1949
14,256
1950-1979
4,392
1980-1999
3,982
2000+
2,601
Architectural Styles
Colonial
4,509
Conventional
3,372
Cape Cod
2,635
High Rise Condo
1,738
Condo GR
1,602
Bungalow
1,318
Condo TH
1,155
Mid Rise Condo
971
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Norfolk County Registry of Deeds
467
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$700K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
68%
Owner-Occupied
2%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 100% of Quincy 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
87,448 municipal building permits on file · 72% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 87,448 building permits across 20,433 Quincy properties — 72% coverage. 18,347 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.
87,448
Permits on File
72%
Coverage
Properties with permits
18,347
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
96%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Quincy
Norfolk County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes02122021240212502130021690217002171021840218602191
101,636
Population
2020 Census
28,284
Properties
$620K
Median Assessed
68%
Owner-Occupied
17.3
Square Miles
Quincy covers 17.3 square miles in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $620K.
Single-family homes account for 13,690 of Quincy's 28,284 properties and 11,590 multi-family buildings. There are 914 commercial properties and 258 parcels of vacant land. About 68% of properties are owner-occupied, and 2% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $470K and $774K, with the highest assessed property at $206.4M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Quincy (100%) is on municipal sewer. Electric service is provided by TOWN OF BRAINTREE - (MA). 2,413 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Quincy its character. 235 properties have swimming pools.
Environmental note: Quincy has an average EPA lead paint indicator at the 60th percentile nationally, consistent with 1,827 properties built before 1900 when lead paint was standard. 15,479 properties exceed at least one EPA environmental justice threshold — a factor in lending compliance and environmental due diligence.
What Quincy Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
With 15% of properties in FEMA flood zones and 1% in the coastal zone, Quincy concentrates several major underwriting variables. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Quincy's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1681 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. 15% of Quincy 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
87,448 permits across 72% of properties means most Quincy inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Quincy property intelligence.
28,284 Quincy 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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