Salem, CT
Southeastern Connecticut41.4913°N, 72.2762°W
Tracking 1,931 properties across Salem, Connecticut — a community where the median home dates to 1984 and the oldest to 1690. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
1,931
Properties Tracked
1984
Median Year Built
$283K
Median Assessed Value
3%
FEMA Flood Zone
510,973
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 2
Radon Zone
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Salem, CTInc. 1819
Salem is a small, rural town in the interior of southeastern Connecticut, with a landscape of forests, farms, and dispersed residential properties. Gardner Lake, one of the largest lakes in the region, provides waterfront properties and recreation.
For property professionals, Salem is a small, moderate market where the lake properties command premiums and the rural areas have standard private infrastructure.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
56 properties (3%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
1,875
AE
50
A
6
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
Grade C
196
Grade D
1,044
Grade E
691
Zone 2
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
30 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
1,931 properties · Median year built 1984 · Avg 1,795 sf
Property Types
Single Family
1,526
Vacant Land
153
Institutional
120
Commercial
32
Other
22
Residential Other
20
Agricultural / Open Space
19
Condominium
13
Multi-Family
13
Mixed Use
7
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
26
1800-1849
14
1850-1899
17
1900-1949
94
1950-1979
504
1980-1999
634
2000+
330
Architectural Styles
Colonial
508
Ranch
318
Cape Cod
296
Raised Ranch
159
Conventional
74
Split Level
35
State Government
23
Bungalow
21
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Southeastern Connecticut Registry of Deeds
70%
Owner-Occupied
3%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 98% of Salem 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 Salem
Southeastern Connecticut · Connecticut
Zip Codes06420
4,213
Population
2020 Census
1,931
Properties
$283K
Median Assessed
70%
Owner-Occupied
28.9
Square Miles
Salem covers 28.9 square miles in Southeastern Connecticut, Connecticut. The median assessed property value is $283K.
Single-family homes account for 1,526 of Salem's 1,931 properties. There are 32 commercial properties and 153 parcels of vacant land. About 70% of properties are owner-occupied, and 3% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $216K and $375K, with the highest assessed property at $12.1M. 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 7% have public water service. Electric service is provided by MOHEGAN TRIBAL UTILITY AUTHORITY. 447 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Salem its character.
What Salem Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Salem's fire protection grade distribution (196 Grade C, 1,044 Grade D) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Salem's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1690 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. 3% of Salem 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 Salem property intelligence.
1,931 Salem 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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