North Smithfield, RI
Tracking 4,780 properties across North Smithfield, Rhode Island — a community where the median home dates to 1964 and the oldest to 1637. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
North Smithfield, RI
North Smithfield is a suburban-rural town in the northern part of Providence County, with a housing stock that mixes the older village development in Slatersville — one of the earliest planned mill villages in America — with newer suburban neighborhoods. Slatersville's historic mill buildings and worker housing form an intact 19th-century industrial village.
For property professionals, North Smithfield offers a moderate market with an unusual historic asset in Slatersville. The range from the dense mill village to rural residential creates variety in a relatively small town.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
302 properties (6%) 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
4,780 properties · Median year built 1964 · Avg 2,957 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Architectural Styles
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Providence County Registry of Deeds
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 98% of North Smithfield 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
11,291 municipal building permits on file · 59% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 11,291 building permits across 2,817 North Smithfield properties — 59% coverage. 2,043 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 North Smithfield
Providence County · Rhode Island
North Smithfield covers 23.9 square miles in Providence County, Rhode Island. The median assessed property value is $278K.
Single-family homes account for 3,677 of North Smithfield's 4,780 properties. There are 140 commercial properties. About 67% of properties are owner-occupied, and 6% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $215K and $357K, with the highest assessed property at $17.2M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
33% of properties are on municipal sewer, with the remainder on private septic systems, and 17% have public water service. Electric service is provided by THE NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC CO. 677 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give North Smithfield its character. 183 properties have swimming pools.
What North Smithfield Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
North Smithfield's fire protection grade distribution (8 Grade A, 623 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
North Smithfield's 9 property types, spanning construction from 1637 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. 6% of North Smithfield 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
11,291 permits across 59% of properties means most North Smithfield inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore North Smithfield property intelligence.
4,780 North Smithfield 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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