Taunton, MA
Bristol County41.9019°N, 71.0931°W
Tracking 18,643 properties across Taunton, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1968 and the oldest to 1688. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
18,643
Properties Tracked
1968
Median Year Built
$430K
Median Assessed Value
5%
FEMA Flood Zone
5.20M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 1
Radon Zone
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Taunton, MAInc. 1637
Taunton is the county seat of Bristol County and one of the oldest cities in the United States, with a settlement date of 1637. The city's history as a silver manufacturing center earned it the nickname "Silver City," and the industrial heritage is reflected in the downtown's mill buildings and the dense residential neighborhoods that surround them. The Taunton River — one of the longest undammed rivers in New England — runs through the city center.
The housing stock ranges from the multi-family buildings near downtown and the older residential neighborhoods to suburban-era single-family development in the eastern and northern sections. The Myles Standish Industrial Park and commercial corridors along Route 44 and Route 140 bring significant commercial and industrial properties. For property professionals, Taunton is a mid-sized city with the housing variety, commercial base, and price range that requires neighborhood-level rather than city-level analysis.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
1,024 properties (5%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
17,619
AE
709
A
315
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
2,127
Grade B
7,538
Grade C
6,133
Grade D
1,868
Grade E
977
Zone 1
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
30 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
18,643 properties · Median year built 1968 · Avg 2,572 sf
Property Types
Single Family
9,287
Multi-Family
2,988
Two-Family
2,155
Institutional
1,447
Residential Other
1,363
Commercial
605
Vacant Land
395
Industrial
142
Mixed Use
119
Other
68
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
78
1800-1849
180
1850-1899
1,426
1900-1949
4,412
1950-1979
2,793
1980-1999
4,382
2000+
2,369
Architectural Styles
Vacant Land
2,298
Multi-Family
2,293
Colonial
2,238
Ranch
1,908
Old Style
1,841
Raised Ranch
1,289
Res Condo Flat
1,207
Cape Cod
1,193
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Bristol County Registry of Deeds
63%
Owner-Occupied
2%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 97% of Taunton 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
29,831 municipal building permits on file · 43% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 29,831 building permits across 8,015 Taunton properties — 43% coverage. 5,546 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.
29,831
Permits on File
43%
Coverage
Properties with permits
5,546
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
84%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Taunton
Bristol County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes027180276402767027690277902780
59,408
Population
2020 Census
18,643
Properties
$430K
Median Assessed
63%
Owner-Occupied
48.3
Square Miles
Taunton covers 48.3 square miles in Bristol County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $430K.
Single-family homes account for 9,287 of Taunton's 18,643 properties and 5,158 multi-family buildings. There are 605 commercial properties and 395 parcels of vacant land. About 63% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $312K and $535K, with the highest assessed property at $123.0M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
77% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 86% have public water service. Electric service is provided by TOWN OF NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH - (MA). 1,646 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Taunton its character. 383 properties have swimming pools.
What Taunton Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Taunton's fire protection grade distribution (2,127 Grade A, 7,538 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Taunton's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1688 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 Taunton 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
29,831 permits across 43% of properties means most Taunton inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Taunton property intelligence.
18,643 Taunton 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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