Johnston, RI
Tracking 11,727 properties across Johnston, Rhode Island — a community where the median home dates to 1964 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Johnston, RIInc. 1759
Johnston is a suburban town immediately west of Providence, with a mix of residential neighborhoods and the commercial corridors along Route 6 and Route 44. The town's housing stock ranges from denser, older development near the Providence border to suburban single-family neighborhoods in the western sections.
For property professionals, Johnston is a moderate market in the Providence orbit with enough density variation and commercial property to require neighborhood-level assessment.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
480 properties (4%) 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
11,727 properties · Median year built 1964 · Avg 2,155 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Providence County Registry of Deeds
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 98% of Johnston 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 Johnston
Providence County · Rhode Island
Johnston covers 23.5 square miles in Providence County, Rhode Island. The median assessed property value is $331K.
Single-family homes account for 8,485 of Johnston's 11,727 properties and 657 multi-family buildings. There are 714 commercial properties and 959 parcels of vacant land. About 69% 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 $267K and $405K, with the highest assessed property at $149.2M. 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, and 92% have public water service. Electric service is provided by THE NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC CO. 1,750 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Johnston its character.
What Johnston Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Johnston's fire protection grade distribution (16 Grade A, 3,261 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Johnston's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1700 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. 4% of Johnston 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 Johnston property intelligence.
11,727 Johnston 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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