Swansea, MA
Bristol County41.7482°N, 71.1898°W
Tracking 7,979 properties across Swansea, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1968 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
7,979
Properties Tracked
1968
Median Year Built
$410K
Median Assessed Value
12%
FEMA Flood Zone
2.21M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Swansea, MAInc. 1662
Swansea is a suburban-to-rural town on the Rhode Island border, with frontage on Mount Hope Bay and the Palmer River. The town's Route 6 corridor brings commercial activity, and the residential areas are predominantly single-family homes on moderate to large lots. The waterfront areas along the bay bring coastal properties and flood zone exposure.
For property professionals, Swansea is a moderate market in the Greater Fall River area, with a housing stock that is more suburban and less dense than the urban communities nearby. The coastal exposure in the southern sections and the rural character of the northern areas create enough variation to require property-level assessment rather than town-wide generalizations.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
967 properties (12%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
7,012
AE
717
VE
158
A
92
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
13
Grade B
2,318
Grade C
4,168
Grade D
931
Grade E
549
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
7,979 properties · Median year built 1968 · Avg 2,006 sf
Property Types
Single Family
6,234
Vacant Land
713
Institutional
343
Commercial
274
Multi-Family
240
Two-Family
43
Other
41
Mixed Use
32
Agricultural / Open Space
30
Industrial
21
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
33
1800-1849
48
1850-1899
122
1900-1949
1,677
1950-1979
2,858
1980-1999
936
2000+
1,144
Architectural Styles
Ranch
1,636
Colonial
1,291
Cape Cod
1,096
Vacant Land
899
Conventional
619
Raised Ranch
577
Bungalow
341
Contemporary
169
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Bristol County Registry of Deeds
1
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$323K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
72%
Owner-Occupied
4%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 97% of Swansea 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
9,080 municipal building permits on file · 43% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 9,080 building permits across 3,423 Swansea properties — 43% coverage. 2,823 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.
9,080
Permits on File
43%
Coverage
Properties with permits
2,823
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
85%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Swansea
Bristol County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes0276902777
17,144
Population
2020 Census
7,979
Properties
$410K
Median Assessed
72%
Owner-Occupied
23.0
Square Miles
Swansea covers 23.0 square miles in Bristol County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $410K.
Single-family homes account for 6,234 of Swansea's 7,979 properties and 283 multi-family buildings. There are 274 commercial properties and 713 parcels of vacant land. About 72% 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 $334K and $538K, with the highest assessed property at $17.1M. 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 86% have public water service. Electric service is provided by TOWN OF NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH - (MA). 703 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Swansea its character.
What Swansea Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Swansea's fire protection grade distribution (13 Grade A, 2,318 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Swansea's 10 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. 12% of Swansea 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
9,080 permits across 43% of properties means most Swansea inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Swansea property intelligence.
7,979 Swansea 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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