PermitFocus

Rhode Island building permits & home builders

Live single-family residential permit data and the most active licensed builders across all 5 counties in Rhode Island. Updated weekly from US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey + county public records.

Permits (12mo)
925
Statewide single-family
Counties tracked
5
All scored 0–100
Top market
Providence
422 permits
Active builders
0
Top 10 ranked below

Top counties in Rhode Island by permit volume

Most-active markets in the state over the last 12 months.

  1. Providence County422
  2. Washington County193
  3. Kent County139
  4. Newport County100
  5. Bristol County71

Top home builders in Rhode Island

Most-active licensed builders across the state in the last 12 months.

Per-permit builder attribution not yet available for Rhode Island. Census Bureau aggregate data is loaded.

For LBM & trade operators serving Rhode Island

Rhode Island is a tracked market for PermitFocus. If you're an LBM (lumber and building materials) operator, roofing contractor, HVAC company, plumber, concrete supplier, doors/windows dealer, paint distributor, or flooring contractor selling into new single-family construction — Rhode Island's 925 permits/yr represent active accounts you could be pursuing.

PermitFocus gives you the full builder directory (with DBPR license + contact details where available), drive-time catchment analysis for picking new locations, watchlists with weekly digest alerts, and CRM-lite for tracking outreach. Free 14-day trial, no credit card.

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Score model, builder permit-pull velocity, drive-time analyzer, weekly digest. 14-day free trial.

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