Wells, ME
York County43.3220°N, 70.5807°W
Tracking 8,242 properties across Wells, Maine — a community where the median home dates to 1987 and the oldest to 1790. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
8,242
Properties Tracked
1987
Median Year Built
$277K
Median Assessed Value
17%
FEMA Flood Zone
2.16M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
57%
Coastal Zone
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Wells, MEInc. 1643
Wells is a coastal town on the southern Maine shore, with a long stretch of Atlantic beach, the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, and the Route 1 commercial corridor. The town's coastline creates significant waterfront property and coastal exposure, while the inland areas are more suburban and rural.
For property professionals, Wells is a moderate-to-upper coastal market with beach-area flood and storm exposure, estuarine environmental constraints, and the commercial property along Route 1. The seasonal demand dynamic shapes both the residential and commercial markets.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon, coastal exposure, storm surge — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
1,416 properties (17%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
6,825
AE
1,185
AO
180
A
26
VE
25
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
265
Grade B
445
Grade C
3,209
Grade D
2,252
Grade E
2,071
Coastal & Water Exposure
4,729 properties (57%) are within 3 miles of the ocean. 2,267 are classified as waterfront. The closest property is 0 ft from the coastline.
366
SLR 1 ft
Properties affected
931
SLR 3 ft
Properties affected
1,511
SLR 6 ft
Properties affected
2,029
Surge Exposure
Cat 1/2/3/4
762
Estuary
Waterfront
491
Pond
Waterfront
395
Marine
Waterfront
Zone 2
Radon Risk
112 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
50 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
8,242 properties · Median year built 1987 · Avg 1,855 sf
Property Types
Single Family
5,633
Vacant Land
746
Institutional
617
Three-Family
297
Commercial
250
Two-Family
154
Multi-Family
150
Condominium
106
Agricultural / Open Space
89
Industrial
87
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
1
1800-1849
33
1850-1899
97
1900-1949
704
1950-1979
1,656
1980-1999
1,547
2000+
2,020
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from York County Registry of Deeds
3
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$499K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
42%
Owner-Occupied
27%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 92% of Wells 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 Wells
York County · Maine
Zip Codes039060390804090
11,314
Population
2020 Census
8,242
Properties
$277K
Median Assessed
42%
Owner-Occupied
57.7
Square Miles
Wells covers 57.7 square miles in York County, Maine. The median assessed property value is $277K.
Single-family homes account for 5,633 of Wells's 8,242 properties, with 106 condominiums and 601 multi-family buildings. There are 250 commercial properties and 746 parcels of vacant land. About 42% of properties are owner-occupied, and 27% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $176K and $433K, with the highest assessed property at $25.1M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
44% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 52% have public water service. Electric service is provided by CENTRAL MAINE POWER CO. 419 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Wells its character.
What Wells Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
With 17% of properties in FEMA flood zones and 57% in the coastal zone, Wells concentrates several major underwriting variables. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Wells's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1790 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. 17% of Wells 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 Wells property intelligence.
8,242 Wells 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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