Little Compton, RI
Newport County41.5101°N, 71.1712°W
Tracking 3,413 properties across Little Compton, Rhode Island — a community where the median home dates to 1975 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
3,413
Properties Tracked
1975
Median Year Built
$557K
Median Assessed Value
12%
FEMA Flood Zone
862,804
NEP Data Facts Tracked
87%
Coastal Zone
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Little Compton, RIInc. 1659
Little Compton is the most rural and remote town in Newport County, occupying the southeastern corner of Rhode Island. The town has deliberately preserved its agricultural character through large-lot zoning and conservation, and the landscape of stone walls, farms, and ocean vistas feels more like a preserved 19th-century New England community than a modern suburb. The coastline along the Sakonnet River and the Atlantic creates waterfront properties with direct ocean exposure.
For property professionals, Little Compton is a niche market — affluent, rural, and coastal, with very limited transaction volume and properties where setting, privacy, and waterfront access drive values.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon, coastal exposure, storm surge — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
423 properties (12%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
2,990
AE
233
VE
129
A
61
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
38
Grade D
1,268
Grade E
2,107
Coastal & Water Exposure
2,957 properties (87%) are within 3 miles of the ocean. 1,082 are classified as waterfront. The closest property is 0 ft from the coastline.
224
SLR 1 ft
Properties affected
298
SLR 3 ft
Properties affected
396
SLR 6 ft
Properties affected
577
Surge Exposure
Cat 1/2/3/4
269
Estuary
Waterfront
219
Pond
Waterfront
93
Marine
Waterfront
Zone 2
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
30 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
3,413 properties · Median year built 1975 · Avg 2,087 sf
Property Types
Single Family
1,796
Vacant Land
402
Institutional
312
Multi-Family
272
Residential Other
240
Agricultural / Open Space
192
Other
114
Commercial
50
Two-Family
18
Three-Family
15
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
26
1800-1849
25
1850-1899
58
1900-1949
283
1950-1979
520
1980-1999
428
2000+
351
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Newport County Registry of Deeds
35
Sales (12 mo)
Arms-length transactions
$1.1M
Median Sale Price
Past 12 months
35%
Owner-Occupied
24%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 96% of Little Compton 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
6,310 municipal building permits on file · 45% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 6,310 building permits across 1,536 Little Compton properties — 45% coverage. 1,132 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.
6,310
Permits on File
45%
Coverage
Properties with permits
1,132
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
49%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Little Compton
Newport County · Rhode Island
Zip Codes0283702878
3,616
Population
2020 Census
3,413
Properties
$557K
Median Assessed
35%
Owner-Occupied
20.6
Square Miles
Little Compton covers 20.6 square miles in Newport County, Rhode Island. The median assessed property value is $557K.
Single-family homes account for 1,796 of Little Compton's 3,413 properties and 305 multi-family buildings. There are 50 commercial properties and 402 parcels of vacant land. About 35% of properties are owner-occupied, and 24% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $312K and $949K, with the highest assessed property at $20.5M. 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. 125 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Little Compton its character.
What Little Compton Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
With 12% of properties in FEMA flood zones and 87% in the coastal zone, Little Compton concentrates several major underwriting variables. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Little Compton'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. 12% of Little Compton 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
6,310 permits across 45% of properties means most Little Compton inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Little Compton property intelligence.
3,413 Little Compton 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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