Pawtucket, RI
Providence County41.8790°N, 71.3821°W
Tracking 19,315 properties across Pawtucket, Rhode Island — a community where the median home dates to 1930 and the oldest to 1780. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
19,315
Properties Tracked
1930
Median Year Built
$335K
Median Assessed Value
1%
FEMA Flood Zone
5.49M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
Zone 2
Radon Zone
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Pawtucket, RIInc. 1671
Pawtucket holds a foundational place in American industrial history — the Slater Mill, built in 1793, is considered the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution. The city's dense downtown and surrounding neighborhoods were built to house and serve the textile industry, and that heritage is visible in the multi-family housing stock, the mill buildings, and the compact street grid. The Blackstone River runs through the city center.
For property professionals, Pawtucket is an affordable urban market with a dense, older housing stock where building condition varies enormously. The industrial heritage brings environmental screening considerations, and the Blackstone River creates flood zone exposure. The city's proximity to Providence and its affordability have driven reinvestment in some neighborhoods.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
181 properties (1%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
19,134
AE
157
A
15
VE
9
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
3,631
Grade B
14,153
Grade C
1,526
Grade D
5
Zone 2
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
35 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Very Low
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
19,315 properties · Median year built 1930 · Avg 7,020 sf
Property Types
Single Family
9,897
Condominium
3,329
Three-Family
2,048
Residential Other
1,031
Multi-Family
668
Institutional
650
Commercial
641
Other
429
Agricultural / Open Space
356
Mixed Use
175
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
7
1800-1849
48
1850-1899
1,004
1900-1949
10,495
1950-1979
3,991
1980-1999
784
2000+
350
Architectural Styles
Multi-Family
4,827
Cape Cod
2,723
Ranch
2,676
Conventional
1,815
Bungalow
1,139
Colonial
1,034
Vacant Land
987
Other
556
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Providence County Registry of Deeds
73%
Owner-Occupied
6%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 90% of Pawtucket 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
71,597 municipal building permits on file · 81% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 71,597 building permits across 15,579 Pawtucket properties — 81% coverage. 8,950 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.
71,597
Permits on File
81%
Coverage
Properties with permits
8,950
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
86%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Pawtucket
Providence County · Rhode Island
Zip Codes02860028610286302865029030290402916
75,604
Population
2020 Census
19,315
Properties
$335K
Median Assessed
73%
Owner-Occupied
8.7
Square Miles
Pawtucket covers 8.7 square miles in Providence County, Rhode Island. The median assessed property value is $335K.
Single-family homes account for 9,897 of Pawtucket's 19,315 properties, with 3,329 condominiums and 2,716 multi-family buildings. There are 641 commercial properties. About 73% 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 $286K and $430K, with the highest assessed property at $49.2M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Pawtucket (99%) is on municipal sewer. Electric service is provided by THE NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC CO. 2,806 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Pawtucket its character. 159 properties have swimming pools.
Environmental note: Pawtucket has an average EPA lead paint indicator at the 71th percentile nationally, consistent with 1,059 properties built before 1900 when lead paint was standard. 11,769 properties exceed at least one EPA environmental justice threshold — a factor in lending compliance and environmental due diligence.
What Pawtucket Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Pawtucket's fire protection grade distribution (3,631 Grade A, 14,153 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Pawtucket's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1780 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. 1% of Pawtucket 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
71,597 permits across 81% of properties means most Pawtucket inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Pawtucket property intelligence.
19,315 Pawtucket 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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