Jamestown, RI
Newport County41.4970°N, 71.3673°W
Tracking 3,735 properties across Jamestown, Rhode Island. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
3,735
Properties Tracked
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Median Year Built
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Median Assessed Value
9%
FEMA Flood Zone
812,068
NEP Data Facts Tracked
43%
Coastal Zone
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Jamestown, RI
Jamestown occupies Conanicut Island in the middle of Narragansett Bay, connected to the mainland by the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge and to Newport by the Pell Bridge. The island setting creates a self-contained community with coastal exposure on all sides. The housing stock ranges from summer colony-era cottages to modern waterfront homes, with the Beavertail State Park at the island's southern tip.
For property professionals, Jamestown is a high-value island market where every property has some relationship to the bay and ocean. Coastal flood zones, wind exposure, and the infrastructure limitations of an island community are the defining risk factors.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon, coastal exposure, storm surge — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
321 properties (9%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
3,414
VE
167
AE
153
A
1
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
700
Grade B
551
Grade C
278
Grade D
208
Grade E
1,998
Coastal & Water Exposure
1,617 properties (43%) are within 3 miles of the ocean. 733 are classified as waterfront. The closest property is 0 ft from the coastline.
496
SLR 1 ft
Properties affected
513
SLR 3 ft
Properties affected
565
SLR 6 ft
Properties affected
425
Surge Exposure
Cat 1/2/3/4
422
Estuary
Waterfront
119
Marine
Waterfront
83
Pond
Waterfront
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
3,735 properties
Property Types
Single Family
2,779
Other
774
Institutional
69
Commercial
64
Multi-Family
26
Vacant Land
17
Mixed Use
6
Construction by Era
Living in Jamestown
Newport County · Rhode Island
Zip Codes02835
5,559
Population
2020 Census
3,735
Properties
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Median Assessed
9.4
Square Miles
Jamestown covers 9.4 square miles in Newport County, Rhode Island.
Single-family homes account for 2,779 of Jamestown's 3,735 properties. There are 64 commercial properties.
33% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 44% have public water service. Electric service is provided by THE NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC CO. 187 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Jamestown its character.
What Jamestown Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
With 9% of properties in FEMA flood zones and 43% in the coastal zone, Jamestown concentrates several major underwriting variables. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Jamestown's 7 property types 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. 9% of Jamestown 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 Jamestown property intelligence.
3,735 Jamestown 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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