Rochester, NH
Strafford County43.3051°N, 70.9754°W
Tracking 13,641 properties across Rochester, New Hampshire — a community where the median home dates to 1980 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
13,641
Properties Tracked
1980
Median Year Built
$314K
Median Assessed Value
14%
FEMA Flood Zone
3.71M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Rochester, NHInc. 1749
Rochester is the second-largest city in Strafford County, with an industrial heritage in shoe manufacturing and textiles. The city's downtown has a compact, mill-town character, and the housing stock ranges from dense multi-family buildings near the center to suburban single-family development on the periphery. The Cocheco River runs through the city.
For property professionals, Rochester is an affordable urban market with a diverse housing stock, river flood exposure, and the post-industrial dynamics typical of small New England cities.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
1,877 properties (14%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
11,764
AE
1,520
A
357
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
756
Grade B
3,278
Grade C
3,231
Grade D
2,149
Grade E
4,227
Zone 1
Radon Risk
112 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
70 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
13,641 properties · Median year built 1980 · Avg 2,009 sf
Property Types
Single Family
6,955
Residential Other
3,215
Other
1,287
Vacant Land
650
Condominium
490
Multi-Family
386
Institutional
377
Commercial
228
Industrial
47
Mixed Use
6
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
49
1800-1849
106
1850-1899
696
1900-1949
1,954
1950-1979
3,041
1980-1999
3,390
2000+
2,631
Architectural Styles
Cape Cod
1,728
Ranch
1,544
Colonial
972
Condominium
953
Raised Ranch
549
Duplex
519
Contemporary
259
Cottage
255
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Strafford County Registry of Deeds
5
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$12K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
68%
Owner-Occupied
6%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 81% of Rochester 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 Rochester
Strafford County · New Hampshire
Zip Codes03825038350383903851038670386803878038840390104027
32,492
Population
2020 Census
13,641
Properties
$314K
Median Assessed
68%
Owner-Occupied
45.0
Square Miles
Rochester covers 45.0 square miles in Strafford County, New Hampshire. The median assessed property value is $314K.
Single-family homes account for 6,955 of Rochester's 13,641 properties, with 490 condominiums and 386 multi-family buildings. There are 228 commercial properties and 650 parcels of vacant land. About 68% of properties are owner-occupied, and 6% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $195K and $425K, with the highest assessed property at $170.9M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
39% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 60% have public water service. Electric service is provided by UNITIL ENERGY SYSTEMS. 722 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Rochester its character.
What Rochester Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Rochester's fire protection grade distribution (756 Grade A, 3,278 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Rochester'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. 14% of Rochester 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 Rochester property intelligence.
13,641 Rochester 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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