Barrington, RI
Bristol County41.7408°N, 71.3085°W
Tracking 6,642 properties across Barrington, Rhode Island — a community where the median home dates to 1954 and the oldest to 1707. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
6,642
Properties Tracked
1954
Median Year Built
$613K
Median Assessed Value
24%
FEMA Flood Zone
2.41M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 2
Radon Zone
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Barrington, RIInc. 1652
Barrington is an affluent residential town on the eastern shore of Narragansett Bay, consistently ranked among the best communities in Rhode Island for schools and quality of life. The town's coastline along the bay and the Warren and Barrington Rivers creates waterfront properties, coastal exposure, and a sailing culture. The housing stock is predominantly single-family homes, with the waterfront areas commanding significant premiums.
For property professionals, Barrington is Rhode Island's premier suburban residential market — high assessed values, strong schools, and coastal exposure that creates meaningful flood and storm risk variation within the town. The bay-side and river-side properties face different risk profiles than the inland neighborhoods.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
1,571 properties (24%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
5,071
AE
1,468
VE
103
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
Grade A
4
Grade B
1,198
Grade C
5,296
Grade D
116
Grade E
28
Zone 2
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
30 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Very Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
6,642 properties · Median year built 1954 · Avg 2,352 sf
Property Types
Single Family
5,902
Other
340
Institutional
200
Commercial
99
Multi-Family
87
Vacant Land
10
Mixed Use
4
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
22
1800-1849
33
1850-1899
220
1900-1949
1,845
1950-1979
2,849
1980-1999
779
2000+
419
Architectural Styles
Colonial
2,197
Cape Cod
1,050
Conventional
435
Bungalow
245
Antique
191
Split Level
177
Contemporary
129
Multi-Family
126
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Bristol County Registry of Deeds
103
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$765K
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
80%
Owner-Occupied
3%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 94% of Barrington properties. Ownership intelligence includes transaction history, entity detection, portfolio identification, and lien analysis — assembled from public registry records into a single property-level profile.
Building Permits & Maintenance
14,732 municipal building permits on file · 63% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 14,732 building permits across 4,209 Barrington properties — 63% coverage. 3,165 properties have permit activity in the last five years.
Each permit record reveals maintenance decisions: roof replacements, electrical upgrades, kitchen renovations, solar installations. For insurance, lending, and appraisal professionals, permit history is the most objective evidence of property condition available from public records.
14,732
Permits on File
63%
Coverage
Properties with permits
3,165
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
93%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Barrington
Bristol County · Rhode Island
Zip Codes0280602915
17,153
Population
2020 Census
6,642
Properties
$613K
Median Assessed
80%
Owner-Occupied
8.2
Square Miles
Barrington covers 8.2 square miles in Bristol County, Rhode Island. The median assessed property value is $613K.
Single-family homes account for 5,902 of Barrington's 6,642 properties and 87 multi-family buildings. There are 99 commercial properties. About 80% of properties are owner-occupied, and 3% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $474K and $880K, with the highest assessed property at $67.0M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most properties rely on private septic systems. Electric service is provided by THE NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC CO. 357 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Barrington its character. 162 properties have swimming pools.
What Barrington Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Barrington's fire protection grade distribution (4 Grade A, 1,198 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Barrington's 7 property types, spanning construction from 1707 to present, require local market knowledge for accurate comparable selection and valuation. NEP assembles building characteristics, environmental exposure, and condition signals into a single property profile.
Real estate solutionsLending & Title
Collateral assessment requires flood zone verification, environmental screening, and ownership chain validation. 24% of Barrington properties are in SFHAs where flood insurance is a federal lending requirement. NEP provides property-level compliance data from public records.
Lending solutionsInspection & Property Services
14,732 permits across 63% of properties means most Barrington inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Barrington property intelligence.
6,642 Barrington properties — each with risk profiles, building data, permit history, and ownership analysis from 140+ sources. Open any property and see the full picture.
Newburyport, MA · Federalist · 3,524 sq ft · 4 bed / 3 bath · Built 1800 · Historic District
NEP Property Intelligence Summary
ConditionC1Fire ClassBFlood ZoneXOwnerIndividualOccupancyOwner-Occupied
Purchased2018 (8yr)Permits11 totalSystems3 updatedLiensClearAssessed$1.6MOcean0.3 mi
EraPre-1940HistoricDesignatedRenovationRecentRadonZone 1
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