Scituate, MA
Plymouth County42.1924°N, 70.7262°W
Tracking 9,386 properties across Scituate, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1960 and the oldest to 1650. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
9,386
Properties Tracked
1960
Median Year Built
$835K
Median Assessed Value
26%
FEMA Flood Zone
2.59M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
96%
Coastal Zone
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Scituate, MAInc. 1630
Scituate is a South Shore coastal town that has experienced some of the most dramatic coastal flooding in Massachusetts. The neighborhoods along the seawall — particularly along Oceanside Drive and in the Humarock section — have been repeatedly flooded during nor'easters and king tides, making Scituate a frequent subject of coastal resilience and climate adaptation discussions. The town's coastline creates extensive FEMA flood zones.
Beyond the exposed coastal neighborhoods, Scituate has a well-defined harbor village, inland suburban neighborhoods, and the North River on its western boundary. For property professionals, Scituate is one of the most important coastal risk markets on the South Shore — the documented flooding history, the flood zone designations, and the storm surge exposure create a market where parcel-level coastal data is not just useful but essential for accurate insurance, lending, and appraisal work.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon, coastal exposure, storm surge — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
2,467 properties (26%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
6,919
AE
1,933
VE
507
AO
16
A
11
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
244
Grade B
2,727
Grade C
5,786
Grade D
531
Grade E
98
Coastal & Water Exposure
9,012 properties (96%) are within 3 miles of the ocean. 2,705 are classified as waterfront. The closest property is 0 ft from the coastline.
793
SLR 1 ft
Properties affected
1,174
SLR 3 ft
Properties affected
2,203
SLR 6 ft
Properties affected
3,203
Surge Exposure
Cat 1/2/3/4
1,326
Estuary
Waterfront
611
Marine
Waterfront
86
Pond
Waterfront
Zone 2
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
35 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Very Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
9,386 properties · Median year built 1960 · Avg 23,017 sf
Property Types
Single Family
7,569
Two-Family
845
Institutional
428
Multi-Family
281
Commercial
138
Other
54
Mixed Use
47
Industrial
12
Agricultural / Open Space
5
Vacant Land
4
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
25
1800-1849
108
1850-1899
266
1900-1949
2,152
1950-1979
3,066
1980-1999
1,065
2000+
1,456
Architectural Styles
Colonial
2,195
Conventional
1,527
Cape Cod
1,276
Ranch
915
Condominium
858
Raised Ranch
321
Antique
192
Split Level
186
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Plymouth County Registry of Deeds
111
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$1.1M
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
65%
Owner-Occupied
4%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 99% of Scituate 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 Scituate
Plymouth County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes020250204702050020600206102066
19,063
Population
2020 Census
9,386
Properties
$835K
Median Assessed
65%
Owner-Occupied
17.3
Square Miles
Scituate covers 17.3 square miles in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $835K.
Single-family homes account for 7,569 of Scituate's 9,386 properties and 1,126 multi-family buildings. There are 138 commercial properties. About 65% of properties are owner-occupied, and 4% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $653K and $1.1M, with the highest assessed property at $119.8M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
41% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems. Electric service is provided by NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY. 814 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Scituate its character.
What Scituate Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
With 26% of properties in FEMA flood zones and 96% in the coastal zone, Scituate concentrates several major underwriting variables. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Scituate's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1650 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. 26% of Scituate 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 Scituate property intelligence.
9,386 Scituate 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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