5 Jefferson Avenue, Salem — property record card
Improved, Selectmen or City Council (Municipal) built in 1950 on 2.50 acres in Salem, assessed at $2,568,500 for fiscal year 2026.
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 Jefferson Avenue, Salem MA 01970 |
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| Map and parcel ID | 25-0651 25-0651-0 |
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| Use | Improved, Selectmen or City Council (Municipal) (use code 931) |
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| Zoning | I |
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| County | Essex |
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Valuation — fiscal year 2026
| Building | $1,535,300 |
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| Land | $951,800 |
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| Other | $81,400 |
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| Total assessed | $2,568,500 |
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Land
| Lot size | 2.50 acres (108,900 ft²) |
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Building
| Year built | 1950 |
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| Style | Govt. Bldg. |
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| Living area | 40,776 ft² |
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| Stories | 1 |
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Last recorded sale
| Deed | Registry of Deeds book 6416, page 260 |
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What MassDEP has recorded
- RTN 3-0003761 — Salem Dpw Yard, activity and use limitation, status RAO, class A3, AUL recorded March 22, 2002 · MassDEP file
- RTN 3-0036990 — Salem Dpw Yard, activity and use limitation, status PSC, class PA, AUL recorded January 25, 2022 · MassDEP file
Within about 500 m (a third of a mile): 1 active tier-classified 21E site and 8 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Salem.
What this means
- An Activity and Use Limitation is a deed restriction: it limits how the land may be used (often no residential use or no digging) and passes to every buyer.
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.
The report for 5 Jefferson Avenue
This page shows the assessor record and the MassDEP sites on the parcel. The report adds what lies around it: FEMA flood zone, wetlands, Zone II and other water supply protection areas, priority habitat, sewer or septic service, protected open space, and every 21E site within half a mile.
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