Strafford, NH
Tracking 2,477 properties across Strafford, New Hampshire — a community where the median home dates to 1986 and the oldest to 1680. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Strafford, NHInc. 1820
Strafford is a large, rural town in the interior of the county, with a sparse population, several lakes, and dispersed residential development. Bow Lake and other water features provide recreation and waterfront properties.
For property professionals, Strafford is a moderate, rural market with lake-area appeal and the private infrastructure of a dispersed, rural New Hampshire community.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
315 properties (13%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
The Property Landscape
2,477 properties · Median year built 1986 · Avg 1,423 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Architectural Styles
Living in Strafford
Strafford County · New Hampshire
Strafford covers 49.0 square miles in Strafford County, New Hampshire. The median assessed property value is $294K.
Single-family homes account for 1,724 of Strafford's 2,477 properties. There are 445 parcels of vacant land. About 54% of properties are owner-occupied, and 9% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $120K and $390K, with the highest assessed property at $6.0M. 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 2% have public water service. Electric service is provided by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NH. 79 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Strafford its character.
Environmental note: Strafford has an average EPA lead paint indicator at the 52th percentile nationally, consistent with 208 properties built before 1900 when lead paint was standard.
What Strafford Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Strafford's fire protection grade distribution (98 Grade C, 1,336 Grade D) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Strafford's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1680 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. 13% of Strafford 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 Strafford property intelligence.
2,477 Strafford properties — each with risk profiles, building data, permit history, and ownership analysis from 140+ sources. Open any property and see the full picture.
Source: NE Provenance, “Professional Property Intelligence for New England,” neprovenance.com/insights/town/strafford-nh. For references or attribution, please link back to this page or neprovenance.com. Thank you, we appreciate it.