Salisbury, MA
Essex County42.8419°N, 70.8602°W
Tracking 5,519 properties across Salisbury, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1974 and the oldest to 1639. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
5,519
Properties Tracked
1974
Median Year Built
$433K
Median Assessed Value
55%
FEMA Flood Zone
2.29M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
79%
Coastal Zone
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Salisbury, MAInc. 1638
Salisbury occupies the northeastern corner of Massachusetts, bordered by the Merrimack River to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and New Hampshire to the north. Salisbury Beach — a barrier beach community with a boardwalk and amusement area — is the town's most distinctive feature, and the properties there face among the most direct coastal exposure in Essex County. The beach area has its own zoning, density pattern, and risk profile that differs dramatically from the rest of town.
Inland Salisbury is suburban to rural, with single-family homes on moderate to large lots and limited commercial activity beyond the Route 1 and Route 110 corridors. The Merrimack River and its marshes create significant flood zone exposure along the town's southern edge. For property professionals, Salisbury's split personality — dense, exposed beach community versus quiet inland residential — means two very different risk and valuation environments within a single municipality.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon, coastal exposure, storm surge — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
3,041 properties (55%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
2,478
AE
2,173
VE
783
AO
78
A
7
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
233
Grade B
562
Grade C
1,724
Grade D
2,332
Grade E
668
Coastal & Water Exposure
4,382 properties (79%) are within 3 miles of the ocean. 2,790 are classified as waterfront. The closest property is 0 ft from the coastline.
1,161
SLR 1 ft
Properties affected
2,015
SLR 3 ft
Properties affected
2,636
SLR 6 ft
Properties affected
3,668
Surge Exposure
Cat 1/2/3/4
1,309
Estuary
Waterfront
489
Marine
Waterfront
131
Pond
Waterfront
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
50 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Moderate
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
5,519 properties · Median year built 1974 · Avg 2,117 sf
Property Types
Single Family
2,201
Condominium
946
Institutional
530
Vacant Land
451
Multi-Family
321
Commercial
305
Two-Family
198
Three-Family
196
Other
147
Mixed Use
112
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
31
1800-1849
52
1850-1899
124
1900-1949
810
1950-1979
1,141
1980-1999
733
2000+
946
Architectural Styles
Colonial
805
Condominium
605
Ranch
425
Cape Cod
361
Split Entry
265
Mobile Home
210
Multi-Family
191
Unclassified
143
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Essex County Registry of Deeds
60
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$608K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
45%
Owner-Occupied
8%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 84% of Salisbury 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
5,183 municipal building permits on file · 28% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 5,183 building permits across 1,534 Salisbury properties — 28% coverage. 1,454 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.
5,183
Permits on File
28%
Coverage
Properties with permits
1,454
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
69%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Salisbury
Essex County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes01952
9,236
Population
2020 Census
5,519
Properties
$433K
Median Assessed
45%
Owner-Occupied
15.8
Square Miles
Salisbury covers 15.8 square miles in Essex County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $433K.
Single-family homes account for 2,201 of Salisbury's 5,519 properties, with 946 condominiums and 715 multi-family buildings. There are 305 commercial properties and 451 parcels of vacant land. About 45% of properties are owner-occupied, and 8% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $228K and $591K, with the highest assessed property at $42.1M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
44% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 68% have public water service. Electric service is provided by National Grid (Massachusetts Electric). 532 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Salisbury its character.
Environmental note: Salisbury has an average EPA lead paint indicator at the 57th percentile nationally, consistent with 207 properties built before 1900 when lead paint was standard.
What Salisbury Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
With 55% of properties in FEMA flood zones and 79% in the coastal zone, Salisbury concentrates several major underwriting variables. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Salisbury's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1639 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. 55% of Salisbury 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
5,183 permits across 28% of properties means most Salisbury inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Salisbury property intelligence.
5,519 Salisbury 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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