5 School Street, Salem — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1980 in Salem, assessed at $3,439,900 for fiscal year 2026; last sold for $480,000 on October 25, 2024.

Rebuilt from the Salem assessor file as published by MassGIS — not the official card. For the official card, with owner, photo and sketch, ask the Salem assessor’s office.

Parcel

Location	5 School Street, Salem MA 01970
Map and parcel ID	27-0081 27-0081-804
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Essex

Valuation — fiscal year 2026

Building	$3,439,900
Land	$0
Total assessed	$3,439,900

Building

Year built	1980
Style	Condo Garden
Living area	1,130 ft²
Rooms	5
Stories	2

Last recorded sale

Price	$480,000
Date	October 25, 2024
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 42394, page 223

8 assessor accounts on this parcel

Condominium units or several buildings share one parcel; each has its own assessment.

Address	Account	Use	Assessed	Last sale
5 School Street	27-0081-805	Residential Condominium	$445,200	$400,000 August 2, 2022
5 School Street	27-0081-804	Residential Condominium	$455,400	$425,000 July 28, 2022
5 School Street	27-0081-806	Residential Condominium	$420,800	$215,000 August 15, 2012
5 School Street	27-0081-807	Residential Condominium	$420,200	$282,000 May 11, 2004
5 School Street	27-0081-808	Residential Condominium	$451,800	$480,000 October 25, 2024
5 School Street	27-0081-801	Residential Condominium	$415,500	$339,000 June 15, 2020
5 School Street	27-0081-802	Residential Condominium	$403,400	$222,000 July 31, 2015
5 School Street	27-0081-803	Residential Condominium	$427,600	$260,000 February 26, 2016

What MassDEP has recorded

No tier-classified 21E site and no Activity and Use Limitation is mapped on this parcel.

Within about 500 m (a third of a mile): 1 active tier-classified 21E site and 0 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Salem.

What this means

Assessed 168% above the median residential condominium in Salem ($1,281,450, 832 parcels).
The last sale price is 86% below the current assessment. Massachusetts assessments aim at full market value as of January 1 of the year before the fiscal year.

Point at the centre of the assessor parcel — not a survey.

Data: Salem assessor file for fiscal year 2026, via MassGIS, retrieved October 30, 2026; MassDEP sites retrieved the same day. Sources and freshness. No owner names are published.

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The report for 5 School Street

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