Scituate, RI
Tracking 1,532 properties across Scituate, Rhode Island — a community where the median home dates to 1966 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Scituate, RIInc. 1731
Scituate is a large, rural town in the center of Providence County, dominated by the Scituate Reservoir — the primary water supply for metropolitan Providence. The reservoir and its extensive protected watershed constrain development across much of the town, giving Scituate a rural character unusual for a community so close to Providence.
For property professionals, Scituate is an affordable, rural market where the reservoir watershed restrictions create the defining land-use constraint. Properties outside the watershed can develop more conventionally, while properties within it face significant environmental limitations.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
112 properties (7%) 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
1,532 properties · Median year built 1966 · Avg 2,306 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 77% of Scituate 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 Scituate
Providence County · Rhode Island
Scituate covers 48.1 square miles in Providence County, Rhode Island. The median assessed property value is $223K.
Single-family homes account for 861 of Scituate's 1,532 properties. About 46% of properties are owner-occupied, and 2% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $31K and $315K, with the highest assessed property at $5.6M. 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 7% have public water service. Electric service is provided by THE NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC CO. 108 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Scituate its character.
What Scituate Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Scituate's fire protection grade distribution (72 Grade B, 44 Grade C) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Scituate'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. 7% of Scituate 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 Scituate property intelligence.
1,532 Scituate 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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