South Berwick, ME
York County43.2410°N, 70.7486°W
Tracking 3,051 properties across South Berwick, Maine — a community where the median home dates to 1984 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
3,051
Properties Tracked
1984
Median Year Built
$222K
Median Assessed Value
5%
FEMA Flood Zone
800,378
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 2
Radon Zone
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South Berwick, MEInc. 1631
South Berwick is a small town on the Salmon Falls River at the New Hampshire border, with a well-preserved village center that includes the Sarah Orne Jewett House — the home of the noted 19th-century author, now a museum. The town has a quiet, historic character.
For property professionals, South Berwick is a moderate market with historic character, river proximity, and the border-town dynamics of the Maine-New Hampshire Seacoast area.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
160 properties (5%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
2,891
A
80
AE
80
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
353
Grade B
475
Grade C
462
Grade D
185
Grade E
1,576
Zone 2
Radon Risk
112 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
60 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Very Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
3,051 properties · Median year built 1984 · Avg 1,340 sf
Property Types
Institutional
2,774
Commercial
127
Agricultural / Open Space
81
Single Family
30
Other
26
Residential Other
8
Vacant Land
2
Three-Family
2
Industrial
1
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
56
1800-1849
86
1850-1899
235
1900-1949
277
1950-1979
396
1980-1999
969
2000+
417
Architectural Styles
Utility / Service
2,086
Conservation / Open Space
178
Recreation / Park
162
Commercial (General)
53
Manufacturing / Retail
38
Bank / Financial
8
Auto Repair / Service
6
Retail / Dining
3
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from York County Registry of Deeds
62%
Owner-Occupied
8%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 97% of South Berwick 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 South Berwick
York County · Maine
Zip Codes03902039060390803909
7,467
Population
2020 Census
3,051
Properties
$222K
Median Assessed
62%
Owner-Occupied
32.1
Square Miles
South Berwick covers 32.1 square miles in York County, Maine. The median assessed property value is $222K.
Single-family homes account for 30 of South Berwick's 3,051 properties. There are 127 commercial properties. About 62% 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 $168K and $265K, with the highest assessed property at $34.0M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
46% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 41% have public water service. Electric service is provided by CENTRAL MAINE POWER CO. 178 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give South Berwick its character.
What South Berwick Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
South Berwick's fire protection grade distribution (353 Grade A, 475 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
South Berwick's 9 property types, spanning construction from 1700 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. 5% of South Berwick 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 South Berwick property intelligence.
3,051 South Berwick 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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