260 Lafayette Street, Salem — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1851 in Salem, assessed at $7,782,500 for fiscal year 2026; last sold for $371,000 on June 7, 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	260 Lafayette Street, Salem MA 01970
Map and parcel ID	33-0339 33-0339-811
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Essex

Valuation — fiscal year 2026

Building	$7,782,500
Land	$0
Total assessed	$7,782,500

Building

Year built	1851
Style	CONDO
Living area	1,855 ft²
Rooms	6
Stories	2A

Last recorded sale

Price	$371,000
Date	June 7, 2024
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 42156, page 182

16 assessor accounts on this parcel

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

Address	Account	Use	Assessed	Last sale
13 Linden Street	33-0339-814	Residential Condominium	$412,300	$308,000 May 31, 2018
13 Linden Street	33-0339-816	Residential Condominium	$361,600	$215,000 March 31, 2016
13 Linden Street	33-0339-815	Residential Condominium	$387,200	$240,000 June 17, 2016
256 Lafayette Street	33-0339-804	Residential Condominium	$518,300	nominal ($0) May 23, 2014
256 Lafayette Street	33-0339-803	Residential Condominium	$418,500	$371,000 June 7, 2024
256 Lafayette Street	33-0339-802	Residential Condominium	$453,800	nominal ($0) August 25, 2023
256 Lafayette Street	33-0339-801	Residential Condominium	$408,200	$400,000 January 28, 2022
258 Lafayette Street	33-0339-810	Residential Condominium	$487,400	$280,500 January 7, 2005
258 Lafayette Street	33-0339-807	Residential Condominium	$508,500	$297,000 April 1, 2009
258 Lafayette Street	33-0339-808	Residential Condominium	$544,100	$560,000 May 17, 2023
258 Lafayette Street	33-0339-806	Residential Condominium	$505,900	$108,000 November 26, 1996
258 Lafayette Street	33-0339-809	Residential Condominium	$556,800	$505,000 March 31, 2022
258 Lafayette Street	33-0339-805	Residential Condominium	$505,900	nominal ($0) April 14, 2014
260 Lafayette Street	33-0339-811	Residential Condominium	$609,800	$625,000 September 14, 2023
260 Lafayette Street	33-0339-813	Residential Condominium	$523,600	nominal ($0) July 17, 2019
260 Lafayette Street	33-0339-812	Residential Condominium	$580,600	$553,000 December 13, 2022

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): 0 active tier-classified 21E sites and 6 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Salem.

What this means

Assessed 507% above the median residential condominium in Salem ($1,281,450, 832 parcels).
The last sale price is 95% below the current assessment. Massachusetts assessments aim at full market value as of January 1 of the year before the fiscal year.
Built before 1978: the Massachusetts Lead Law applies when a child under six lives there; ask for any lead inspection or letter of compliance.

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 260 Lafayette Street

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