Pawtucket, RI
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.
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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.
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
19,315 properties · Median year built 1930 · Avg 7,020 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 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.
Living in Pawtucket
Providence County · Rhode Island
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.
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