Somerset, MA
Bristol County41.7695°N, 71.1287°W
Tracking 7,283 properties across Somerset, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1962 and the oldest to 1780. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
7,283
Properties Tracked
1962
Median Year Built
$411K
Median Assessed Value
7%
FEMA Flood Zone
1.99M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Somerset, MAInc. 1677
Somerset is a small town on the Taunton River where it opens into Mount Hope Bay, directly across the water from Fall River. The town's waterfront was historically industrial — the Brayton Point Power Station was a major landmark until its demolition — and the residential neighborhoods consist primarily of single-family homes with some older multi-family buildings near the center.
The waterfront and river exposure create flood zone considerations for properties near the water, and the town's industrial history brings environmental screening requirements for some parcels. For property professionals, Somerset is a modest, residential market with coastal exposure and a housing stock that reflects its working-class heritage alongside newer suburban development.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
496 properties (7%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
6,786
VE
254
AE
242
OPEN WATER
1
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
395
Grade B
2,573
Grade C
4,040
Grade D
225
Grade E
50
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
30 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Very Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
7,283 properties · Median year built 1962 · Avg 1,781 sf
Property Types
Single Family
6,075
Institutional
323
Condominium
278
Vacant Land
200
Commercial
188
Multi-Family
133
Industrial
48
Mixed Use
24
Residential Other
7
Agricultural / Open Space
5
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
1
1800-1849
30
1850-1899
194
1900-1949
1,629
1950-1979
3,611
1980-1999
725
2000+
470
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Bristol County Registry of Deeds
1
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$250K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
81%
Owner-Occupied
2%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 91% of Somerset 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 Somerset
Bristol County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes0272502726
18,303
Population
2020 Census
7,283
Properties
$411K
Median Assessed
81%
Owner-Occupied
8.2
Square Miles
Somerset covers 8.2 square miles in Bristol County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $411K.
Single-family homes account for 6,075 of Somerset's 7,283 properties, with 278 condominiums and 133 multi-family buildings. There are 188 commercial properties and 200 parcels of vacant land. About 81% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $368K and $473K, with the highest assessed property at $82.2M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Somerset (98%) is on municipal sewer. Electric service is provided by TOWN OF NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH - (MA). 567 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Somerset its character.
What Somerset Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Somerset's fire protection grade distribution (395 Grade A, 2,573 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Somerset's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1780 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. 7% of Somerset 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 Somerset property intelligence.
7,283 Somerset 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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