Cranston, RI
Tracking 33,499 properties across Cranston, Rhode Island — a community where the median home dates to 1955 and the oldest to 1705. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Cranston, RIInc. 1754
Cranston is the third-largest city in Rhode Island, immediately south of Providence, with a property landscape that ranges from the dense, urban neighborhoods along Broad Street and Cranston Street to the suburban single-family areas in the western sections. The Garden City shopping center area and the commercial corridors bring significant commercial property.
For property professionals, Cranston's scale and variety make it one of the more complex markets in Rhode Island. The eastern neighborhoods feel like extensions of Providence — dense, older, multi-family — while the western neighborhoods are suburban single-family. Assessed values, building types, and risk profiles vary significantly across this range.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
1,515 properties (5%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
The Property Landscape
33,499 properties · Median year built 1955 · Avg 13,361 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Building Permits & Maintenance
127,883 municipal building permits on file · 72% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 127,883 building permits across 24,148 Cranston properties — 72% coverage. 12,218 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.
Living in Cranston
Providence County · Rhode Island
Cranston covers 28.4 square miles in Providence County, Rhode Island. The median assessed property value is $345K.
Single-family homes account for 23,472 of Cranston's 33,499 properties, with 1,595 condominiums and 3,989 multi-family buildings. There are 1,445 commercial properties and 69 parcels of vacant land. About 65% 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 $279K and $432K, with the highest assessed property at $408.4M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Cranston (88%) is on municipal sewer. Electric service is provided by THE NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC CO. 4,240 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Cranston its character. 1,964 properties have swimming pools.
What Cranston Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Cranston's fire protection grade distribution (3,895 Grade A, 18,624 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Cranston's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1705 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. 5% of Cranston 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
127,883 permits across 72% of properties means most Cranston inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Cranston property intelligence.
33,499 Cranston properties — each with risk profiles, building data, permit history, and ownership analysis from 140+ sources. Open any property and see the full picture.
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