Rye, NH
Rockingham County43.0120°N, 70.7719°W
Tracking 3,240 properties across Rye, New Hampshire — a community where the median home dates to 1970 and the oldest to 1714. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
3,240
Properties Tracked
1970
Median Year Built
$846K
Median Assessed Value
18%
FEMA Flood Zone
870,307
NEP Data Facts Tracked
100%
Coastal Zone
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Rye, NHInc. 1623
Rye is a coastal town on the Atlantic Ocean with some of the most direct ocean exposure in New Hampshire. The town's coastline includes Wallis Sands, Jenness Beach, and the rocky shoreline that defines the New Hampshire Seacoast. The Isles of Shoals lie offshore. The housing stock ranges from oceanfront estates to more modest inland properties.
For property professionals, Rye is a high-value coastal market where ocean proximity and flood zone classification are the primary risk and value variables. The direct Atlantic exposure, combined with nor'easter and hurricane tracks, creates concentrated coastal risk for waterfront properties.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon, coastal exposure, storm surge — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
572 properties (18%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
2,668
AE
331
VE
121
AO
82
A
38
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
12
Grade B
278
Grade C
1,699
Grade D
856
Grade E
395
Coastal & Water Exposure
3,234 properties (100%) are within 3 miles of the ocean. 1,093 are classified as waterfront. The closest property is 0 ft from the coastline.
308
SLR 1 ft
Properties affected
521
SLR 3 ft
Properties affected
810
SLR 6 ft
Properties affected
896
Surge Exposure
Cat 1/2/3/4
480
Estuary
Waterfront
222
Marine
Waterfront
159
Pond
Waterfront
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
50 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
3,240 properties · Median year built 1970 · Avg 2,371 sf
Property Types
Single Family
2,437
Vacant Land
221
Condominium
203
Institutional
160
Other
92
Multi-Family
64
Commercial
48
Residential Other
13
Industrial
1
Mixed Use
1
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
54
1800-1849
48
1850-1899
144
1900-1949
499
1950-1979
935
1980-1999
546
2000+
582
Architectural Styles
Colonial
699
Cape Cod
635
Contemporary
370
Ranch
353
Condominium
203
Raised Ranch
69
Multi-Family
59
Cottage
48
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Rockingham County Registry of Deeds
7
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$20K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
48%
Owner-Occupied
14%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 68% of Rye 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 Rye
Rockingham County · New Hampshire
Zip Codes038620387003871
5,543
Population
2020 Census
3,240
Properties
$846K
Median Assessed
48%
Owner-Occupied
12.6
Square Miles
Rye covers 12.6 square miles in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. The median assessed property value is $846K.
Single-family homes account for 2,437 of Rye's 3,240 properties, with 203 condominiums and 64 multi-family buildings. There are 48 commercial properties and 221 parcels of vacant land. About 48% of properties are owner-occupied, and 14% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $612K and $1.2M, with the highest assessed property at $35.2M. 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 75% have public water service. Electric service is provided by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NH. 204 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Rye its character.
What Rye Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
With 18% of properties in FEMA flood zones and 100% in the coastal zone, Rye concentrates several major underwriting variables. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Rye's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1714 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. 18% of Rye 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 Rye property intelligence.
3,240 Rye 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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