Westport, MA
Bristol County41.6220°N, 71.0780°W
Tracking 9,404 properties across Westport, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1972 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
9,404
Properties Tracked
1972
Median Year Built
$517K
Median Assessed Value
12%
FEMA Flood Zone
2.58M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
21%
Coastal Zone
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Westport, MAInc. 1670
Westport is a large, coastal town at the southwestern corner of Bristol County, stretching from the Dartmouth border south to the Rhode Island line. The town's character is defined by its agricultural heritage — Westport remains one of the most active farming communities in eastern Massachusetts — and its coastline along Buzzards Bay. Westport Point, a historic village at the harbor, and Horseneck Beach, a state reservation, are the two most distinctive features.
The housing stock ranges from antique farmhouses on large agricultural parcels to waterfront homes near the beach and harbor, to newer residential development scattered through the town's interior. For property professionals, Westport's combination of agricultural land, coastal properties, and dispersed rural development creates a market where property types, values, and risk profiles vary dramatically. The town has no municipal sewer and limited public water, and the farming parcels bring land-use and assessment considerations that differ fundamentally from standard residential properties.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon, coastal exposure, storm surge — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
1,095 properties (12%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
8,309
VE
663
AE
304
A
128
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
Grade B
44
Grade C
240
Grade D
3,027
Grade E
6,093
Coastal & Water Exposure
1,948 properties (21%) are within 3 miles of the ocean. 1,861 are classified as waterfront. The closest property is 0 ft from the coastline.
837
SLR 1 ft
Properties affected
936
SLR 3 ft
Properties affected
1,086
SLR 6 ft
Properties affected
1,655
Surge Exposure
Cat 1/2/3/4
844
Estuary
Waterfront
288
Lake
Waterfront
155
Marine
Waterfront
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
9,404 properties · Median year built 1972 · Avg 81,101 sf
Property Types
Single Family
7,155
Multi-Family
810
Institutional
359
Mixed Use
279
Commercial
275
Two-Family
188
Residential Other
130
Other
106
Agricultural / Open Space
65
Industrial
32
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
19
1800-1849
62
1850-1899
336
1900-1949
1,202
1950-1979
2,909
1980-1999
1,441
2000+
1,721
Architectural Styles
Ranch
2,082
Colonial
1,540
Cape Cod
1,285
Conventional
673
Raised Ranch
446
Cottage
199
Bungalow
184
Split Level
183
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Bristol County Registry of Deeds
97
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$595K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
56%
Owner-Occupied
7%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 99% of Westport 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 Westport
Bristol County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes027900279102878
16,339
Population
2020 Census
9,404
Properties
$517K
Median Assessed
56%
Owner-Occupied
52.1
Square Miles
Westport covers 52.1 square miles in Bristol County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $517K.
Single-family homes account for 7,155 of Westport's 9,404 properties and 999 multi-family buildings. There are 275 commercial properties. About 56% of properties are owner-occupied, and 7% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $374K and $762K, with the highest assessed property at $85.9M. 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 3% have public water service. Electric service is provided by TOWN OF NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH - (MA). 805 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Westport its character.
What Westport Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
With 12% of properties in FEMA flood zones and 21% in the coastal zone, Westport concentrates several major underwriting variables. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Westport'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 Westport 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 Westport property intelligence.
9,404 Westport 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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