Rhode Island building permits
According to permitsearch.us records, 80,874 permit records are on file for Rhode Island (2016–2020).
Permits on file by year
Show yearly totals
| Year | Records on file |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 8,206 |
| 2018 | 7,539 |
| 2019 | 6,545 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 |
Top work types in our records
- building — 30,686
- electrical — 29,109
- mechanical — 13,489
- plumbing — 7,590
76% of records on file show a final or completed status.
Recent permits
- 2020-01-23 — plumbing — 116 Upton Ave, Providence, RI 02906
- 2020-01-23 — plumbing — 21 Verndale Ave, Providence, RI 02905
- 2020-01-21 — building — 135 Benefit St, Providence, RI 02903
- 2020-01-21 — building — 32 Burnside St, Providence, RI 02905
- 2020-01-21 — building — 32 Burnside St, Providence, RI 02905
- 2020-01-21 — building — 102 Ontario St, Providence, RI 02907
- 2020-01-16 — electrical — 100 Veazie St, Providence, RI 02908
- 2020-01-16 — building — 483 Washington St, Providence, RI 02903
Permit records by area
Street rankings appear on city-level pages — use the directory to browse down.
Based on 80,874 permit records on file from ri-providence (Socrata), 2016–2020. Last updated 2026-08-20.