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Nahant, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Nahant is a Census CDP of 3,325 people across 1.08 square miles of land, in Essex County. Median household income is $112,762, 78.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Nahant
What Nahant is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.08 sq mi
- Water area14.56 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,091
- County holding the largest share of its areaEssex County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Nahant
How many people live in Nahant
- Population3,325
- Median age60.7
- Population under 18367 plus or minus 105
- Share under 1811.0 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Population 65 and over1,203
- Share 65 and over36.2 percent
- Households1,589
- Family households934
- Share of households that are families58.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Nahant
- Median household income$112,762
- Per capita income$97,976
- Civilian labor force1,790
- Employed1,684
- Unemployed106 plus or minus 53
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over2,814
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher61.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree33.5 percent plus or minus 7.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Nahant
- Housing units1,814
- Occupied units1,589
- Vacant units225 plus or minus 106
- Vacancy rate12.4 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Owner occupied1,253
- Renter occupied336 plus or minus 100
- Ownership rate78.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$748,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,777
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.9 percent
- Single family units1,342
- Share single family74.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more472 plus or minus 135
- Share in buildings of two or more26.0 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Nahant gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,369
- Commuting under 15 minutes357 plus or minus 157
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.1 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more729 plus or minus 225
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more53.3 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Drove alone68.0 percent
- Carpooled1.4 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Public transport2.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Walked5.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Worked from home18.7 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Nahant
Flood risk in Nahant
- NFIP communityTown of Nahant
- NFIP community number250095
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/16/14
The Town of Nahant participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 250095 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Essex County, not Nahant
Essex County context, not Nahant figures
- Establishments in Essex County19,988
- Covered employment, Essex County323,694
- Average annual pay, Essex County$75,548
- Housing units permitted, Essex County1,011
Every figure in this section is published for Essex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Nahant.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Nahant questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Nahant, Massachusetts?
3,325, in 1,589 households. Nahant CDP covers 1.08 square miles of land, which is 3,091 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Nahant in?
Essex County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Nahant?
$112,762. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $748,800. Median gross rent is $1,777 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Nahant in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Nahant appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Nahant, town of, community 250095, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Nahant figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Essex County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Nahant.
Is zoning published for Nahant?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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