Warwick, RI
Tracking 36,470 properties across Warwick, Rhode Island — a community where the median home dates to 1955 and the oldest to 1700. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Warwick, RIInc. 1642
Warwick is the second-largest city in Rhode Island, with T.F. Green Airport (Rhode Island's primary commercial airport), an extensive Narragansett Bay coastline, and a property landscape that ranges from urban density near Cranston to suburban neighborhoods to the waterfront villages of Conimicut, Oakland Beach, and Warwick Neck.
For property professionals, Warwick's scale and diversity make it one of the most complex markets in Rhode Island. The airport creates noise and land-use considerations for nearby properties. The bay coastline — over 39 miles of it — creates extensive flood zone exposure and coastal risk. The housing stock spans from dense multi-family near the city center to waterfront homes and suburban single-family neighborhoods. City-level data is insufficient; neighborhood and parcel-level intelligence is essential.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
3,187 properties (9%) 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
36,470 properties · Median year built 1955 · Avg 1,748 sf
Property Types
Construction by Era
Building Permits & Maintenance
132,494 municipal building permits on file · 69% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 132,494 building permits across 25,132 Warwick properties — 69% coverage. 14,533 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 Warwick
Kent County · Rhode Island
Warwick covers 35.0 square miles in Kent County, Rhode Island. The median assessed property value is $107K.
Single-family homes account for 26,013 of Warwick's 36,470 properties. There are 1,351 commercial properties. About 1% of properties are owner-occupied.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $72K and $193K, with the highest assessed property at $14.3M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Warwick (94%) is on municipal sewer. Electric service is provided by THE NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC CO. 1,912 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Warwick its character. 1,145 properties have swimming pools.
What Warwick Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Warwick's fire protection grade distribution (8,402 Grade A, 22,687 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Warwick'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. 9% of Warwick 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
132,494 permits across 69% of properties means most Warwick inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Warwick property intelligence.
36,470 Warwick 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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