Foster, RI
Providence County41.8538°N, 71.7584°W
Tracking 2,652 properties across Foster, Rhode Island — a community where the median home dates to 1972 and the oldest to 1600. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
2,652
Properties Tracked
1972
Median Year Built
$283K
Median Assessed Value
11%
FEMA Flood Zone
696,444
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 2
Radon Zone
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Foster, RI
Foster is one of the most rural towns in Rhode Island — a community of forests, farms, and dispersed residential properties in the state's western hills. The town has no commercial center of any consequence and a population spread thinly across wooded back roads.
For property professionals, Foster is Rhode Island's rural extreme — private wells, private septic, volunteer fire coverage, and property assessments where land dominates the value.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
289 properties (11%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
2,363
A
289
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
Grade C
86
Grade D
1,434
Grade E
1,132
Zone 2
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
35 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
2,652 properties · Median year built 1972 · Avg 1,574 sf
Property Types
Single Family
1,792
Agricultural / Open Space
209
Residential Other
171
Multi-Family
99
Institutional
89
Other
71
Mixed Use
69
Industrial
68
Commercial
43
Condominium
32
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
88
1800-1849
86
1850-1899
59
1900-1949
657
1950-1979
651
1980-1999
566
2000+
418
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Providence County Registry of Deeds
67%
Owner-Occupied
5%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 81% of Foster properties. Ownership intelligence includes transaction history, entity detection, portfolio identification, and lien analysis — assembled from public registry records into a single property-level profile.
Living in Foster
Providence County · Rhode Island
Zip Codes0281402816028250283102857
4,469
Population
2020 Census
2,652
Properties
$283K
Median Assessed
67%
Owner-Occupied
50.8
Square Miles
Foster covers 50.8 square miles in Providence County, Rhode Island. The median assessed property value is $283K.
Single-family homes account for 1,792 of Foster's 2,652 properties and 104 multi-family buildings. There are 43 commercial properties. About 67% of properties are owner-occupied, and 5% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $204K and $365K, with the highest assessed property at $6.2M. 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. 368 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Foster its character.
What Foster Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Foster's fire protection grade distribution (86 Grade C, 1,434 Grade D) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Foster's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1600 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. 11% of Foster 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
Understanding a property's construction era, environmental exposure, and building characteristics before arriving on site transforms inspection from discovery to verification.
Inspection solutionsExplore Foster property intelligence.
2,652 Foster 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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