Woonsocket, RI
Tracking 10,466 properties across Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
Woonsocket, RIInc. 1867
Woonsocket is a small city in the northern part of Providence County, built on the textile mills that lined the Blackstone River. The city's French-Canadian heritage — it was the center of a large Franco-American community — gives it a distinct cultural identity. The dense, multi-family housing stock in the older neighborhoods reflects the mill-town heritage, and the Blackstone River creates flood zone exposure through the center of the city.
For property professionals, Woonsocket is an affordable urban market with a dense, older housing stock where building condition is the critical assessment variable. The river flood risk and the industrial heritage bring environmental considerations for properties near the waterway and former mill sites.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
215 properties (2%) 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
10,466 properties
Property Types
Construction by Era
Building Permits & Maintenance
62,050 municipal building permits on file · 79% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 62,050 building permits across 8,274 Woonsocket properties — 79% coverage. 4,412 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 Woonsocket
Providence County · Rhode Island
Woonsocket covers 7.8 square miles in Providence County, Rhode Island. The median assessed property value is $4K.
Single-family homes account for 7,837 of Woonsocket's 10,466 properties. There are 475 commercial properties.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $4K and $4K. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most of Woonsocket (97%) is on municipal sewer. Electric service is provided by THE NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC CO. 1,336 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Woonsocket its character. 502 properties have swimming pools.
Environmental note: Woonsocket has an average EPA lead paint indicator at the 65th percentile nationally. 6,107 properties exceed at least one EPA environmental justice threshold — a factor in lending compliance and environmental due diligence.
What Woonsocket Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
Woonsocket's fire protection grade distribution (2,423 Grade A, 7,188 Grade B) directly affects premium calculation. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Woonsocket's 7 property types 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. 2% of Woonsocket 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
62,050 permits across 79% of properties means most Woonsocket inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Woonsocket property intelligence.
10,466 Woonsocket 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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