MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND & CONNECTICUT · FLOOD-RISK REGION
New England Coast: flood risk & verified mitigation contractors
Nor’easter surge on a rocky, built-out shoreline, where whole towns now run their own elevation grant programs.
Massachusetts registers Home Improvement Contractors and issues a Construction Supervisor License; Connecticut licenses home-improvement contractors through the Department of Consumer Protection; Rhode Island registers contractors through its Contractors’ Registration and Licensing Board. A registration number is the trust anchor across the region.
Where it floods, and why
Scituate & the Massachusetts South Shore
4,601 claims since ’78$70M paid
Scituate is the most flood-claimed town in Massachusetts: 4,601 NFIP claims and about $70M paid between 1978 and 2020, with roughly 2,000 homes inside the mapped hazard area. Rather than wait, the town built its own Home Elevation Grant Program, pulling in more than $1M of mitigation funding and getting 44 homes lifted. Marshfield, Hull and Quincy face the same nor’easter surge.
Connecticut shoreline
Sandy and repeated nor’easters pushed Long Island Sound water into Milford, Fairfield, Stratford and Old Saybrook, and the state’s shoreline towns have elevated homes steadily since. Connecticut requires a Department of Consumer Protection home-improvement license, so the contractor number is checkable.
Rhode Island coast
Narragansett Bay and the south-shore beach communities (Warwick, Narragansett, Westerly) flood from surge and tidal action; Rhode Island registers contractors through its Contractors’ Registration and Licensing Board.
8 verified providers serving New England Coast
Each cleared at least two independent sources. No paid placement.
How much does it cost to raise a house in Scituate & the Massachusetts South Shore?
Home elevation runs about $20,000 to $80,000 for a typical project nationally, and $150,000 or more for complex or coastal work. Local ground conditions, foundation type and required height drive the number, so treat this as a range to check against a local quote, not a price.
Who can lift a house in New England Coast?
We list 4 house-lifting or structural-moving firms serving New England Coast, each confirmed against at least two independent sources. We are not affiliated with any of them and nobody pays to be listed.
Will FEMA pay to elevate my house in New England Coast?
FEMA grants (FMA and HMGP) typically cover 75% of eligible cost, rising to 90% for repetitive-loss and up to 100% for severe-repetitive-loss properties. You apply through your community or state, not directly to FEMA, and funding is competitive rather than guaranteed.
Flood-risk figures are drawn from FEMA’s National Risk Index and NFIP datasets and reflect the most recent data we could source; verify current status at fema.gov before relying on a number for a financial or legal decision.