Revere, MA
Suffolk County42.4084°N, 71.0120°W
Tracking 15,246 properties across Revere, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1955 and the oldest to 1696. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
15,246
Properties Tracked
1955
Median Year Built
$475K
Median Assessed Value
29%
FEMA Flood Zone
4.37M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
100%
Coastal Zone
Click any parcel to view intelligence
Revere, MAInc. 1630
Revere sits on the coast north of Boston, with Revere Beach — the first public beach in America, established in 1896 — defining its eastern edge. The city has two distinct characters: the beachfront, where high-rise condominiums and apartment buildings have replaced much of the old amusement park infrastructure, and the inland neighborhoods, where dense multi-family housing dominates. The Blue Line subway provides direct transit access to downtown Boston.
For property professionals, Revere's coastal exposure creates meaningful variation in risk profiles. Beachfront and near-beach properties face flood zone, storm surge, and coastal wind considerations that don't apply to the western neighborhoods. The city's rapid development along the waterfront — new construction replacing older buildings — creates a split market where modern high-rise condominiums coexist with aging triple-deckers, each requiring fundamentally different assessment approaches.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon, coastal exposure, storm surge — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
4,497 properties (29%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
10,749
AE
4,238
AH
163
VE
74
A
22
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
2,745
Grade B
11,074
Grade C
1,397
Grade D
30
Coastal & Water Exposure
15,246 properties (100%) are within 3 miles of the ocean. 3,096 are classified as waterfront. The closest property is 0 ft from the coastline.
273
SLR 1 ft
Properties affected
385
SLR 3 ft
Properties affected
4,056
SLR 6 ft
Properties affected
8,932
Surge Exposure
Cat 1/2/3/4
1,064
Marine
Waterfront
779
Estuary
Waterfront
108
River/Stream
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
15,246 properties · Median year built 1955 · Avg 2,557 sf
Property Types
Condominium
6,511
Single Family
4,617
Multi-Family
1,260
Vacant Land
1,065
Institutional
1,016
Commercial
537
Mixed Use
85
Industrial
66
Other
36
Residential Other
28
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
1
1800-1849
17
1850-1899
333
1900-1949
5,180
1950-1979
4,023
1980-1999
2,236
2000+
1,051
Architectural Styles
Condominium
2,785
Old Style
1,572
Ranch
1,040
Church / Synagogue
626
Cape Cod
588
Bungalow
490
Colonial
488
Apartment
373
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Suffolk County Registry of Deeds
62%
Owner-Occupied
2%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 93% of Revere 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
43,892 municipal building permits on file · 57% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 43,892 building permits across 8,756 Revere properties — 57% coverage. 5,468 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.
43,892
Permits on File
57%
Coverage
Properties with permits
5,468
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
84%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Revere
Suffolk County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes0190602151
62,186
Population
2020 Census
15,246
Properties
$475K
Median Assessed
62%
Owner-Occupied
6.2
Square Miles
Revere covers 6.2 square miles in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $475K.
Single-family homes account for 4,617 of Revere's 15,246 properties, with 6,511 condominiums and 1,285 multi-family buildings. There are 537 commercial properties and 1,065 parcels of vacant land. About 62% 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 $326K and $609K, with the highest assessed property at $188.7M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Revere (100%) is on municipal sewer. Electric service is provided by NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY. 1,567 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Revere its character. 133 properties have swimming pools.
Environmental note: Revere has an average EPA lead paint indicator at the 64th percentile nationally, consistent with 351 properties built before 1900 when lead paint was standard. 13,147 properties exceed at least one EPA environmental justice threshold — a factor in lending compliance and environmental due diligence.
What Revere Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
With 29% of properties in FEMA flood zones and 100% in the coastal zone, Revere concentrates several major underwriting variables. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Revere's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1696 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. 29% of Revere 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
43,892 permits across 57% of properties means most Revere inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Revere property intelligence.
15,246 Revere 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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