Boston Property Report — 2026-08-06

Furlong PA → Boston Area relocation. Fresh search, run independently each day — no day-over-day deltas.

36 qualifying corridor listings across all seven in-scope towns (23 active, 10 pending, 3 status-unverified) — Rehoboth MA is again by far the deepest at 16 but fails the 10-minute rail rule, while Norwood MA returns a single pending listing and zero active inventory and Mansfield MA returns exactly one. The cheapest buildable entries are Atkinson Avenue Ext, Stoughton MA at $99,000 (commercial-zoned, under contract) and 0 Oak St, Attleboro MA at $299,000; utilities remain unconfirmed on essentially every corridor parcel. 10 genuine RI beach-area rental buy candidates plus 5 flagged non-starters, concentrated on the Warwick RI shore and in North Kingstown RI where Wickford Junction access is strongest; Narragansett RI's 2024 permit-cap ordinance is still frozen under injunction with no 2026 ruling found, and the statewide 5% RI whole-home short-term-rental tax is confirmed in force since 2026-01-01.

Criteria — Section 1 (corridor land & homes):

Acreage 0.75–5.0 acres inclusive. Vacant/buildable land, teardown-grade structures, or existing single-family homes.
Public water AND sewer at the street preferred — recorded per parcel, but a listing is never dropped for unknown utilities.
≤10 min to an MBTA Providence/Stoughton line station · ≤15 min hospital · ≤30 min highly rated library · ≤30 min Planet Fitness.
Towns: Canton, Stoughton, Sharon, Norwood, Mansfield, Attleboro and Rehoboth MA. Rehoboth MA runs ~18–22 min to rail and fails the 10-minute rule — included anyway, flagged, because it carries the deepest inventory.
The manufactured-home requirement is dropped from this section (Bill's decision, 2026-07-31).
All drive times below are estimates, not routing-API figures.

Section 1 — Corridor land & homes (0.75–5.0 acres)

Canton MA · Stoughton MA · Sharon MA · Norwood MA

Address	Price	Acres	Condition	Utilities	Station (est.)	Hosp / Lib / PF (est.)	Zoning	Status	Source
106 Indian Ln, Canton MA	$329,000	1.0	Vacant land, abuts conservation land	Unknown — perc test attached implies well/septic anticipated	Canton Center ~5 min / Canton Junction ~7 min	BID–Milton ~15 min / Canton Library ~6 min / PF Canton ~8 min	Residential (MLSPIN 73487796)	Active	LandSearch
140 York St, Canton MA	$1,999,000	1.1	Existing home, 6bd/4.5ba, 6,696 sf	Unconfirmed (established neighborhood, likely public)	Canton Center ~4 min / Canton Junction ~6 min	BID–Milton ~15 min / library ~5 min / PF ~8 min	Residential (MLSPIN 73473150)	Pending	Land.com
West St (Lot 4), Stoughton MA	$449,900	1.76	Vacant land, abuts Muddy Pond Conservation Land	Unconfirmed	Stoughton ~6 min (stated on listing)	Good Samaritan ~15 min / library ~8 min / PF Stoughton ~10 min	RB Residential B (MLSPIN 73547901)	Active	LandSearch
Atkinson Avenue Ext, Stoughton MA	$99,000	1.3	Vacant land — cheapest entry in the corridor	Unconfirmed	Stoughton ~5 min	Good Samaritan ~13 min / library ~7 min / PF ~9 min	Commercial — not residential	Pending	LandSearch
1961 Washington St, Stoughton MA	$1,099,900	3.5	Land with existing home, 3bd/1ba, 996 sf	Unconfirmed	Stoughton ~5 min	Good Samaritan ~13 min / library ~6 min / PF ~8 min	Improved mixed-use	Pending	LandSearch
140 Grace Ln, Stoughton MA	$849,900	1.04	Existing home, 2bd/2ba, 1,728 sf Cape	Unconfirmed	Stoughton ~7 min	Good Samaritan ~15 min / library ~8 min / PF ~10 min	Residential (unconfirmed)	Unverified — Zillow JS-gated, snippet only	Zillow
Lot 2 Pondview Ln, Stoughton MA	~$329,900 (also seen $314,900)	3.0	Vacant subdivision lot abutting Glen Echo Park	Listing reports electric, gas, town sewer and town water nearby — not confirmed at lot line	Stoughton ~8 min	Good Samaritan ~16 min / library ~9 min / PF ~11 min	Residential subdivision	Unverified — price discrepancy, detail page would not load	Raveis (snippet)
586 Turnpike St, Stoughton MA	$719,900–$739,900	"2+" — acreage unconfirmed	1970 Cape fixer, 3bd/1.5–2ba, 1,532 sf — teardown candidate, set 500 ft off road	Unconfirmed	Stoughton ~10 min	Good Samaritan ~14 min / library ~10 min / PF ~12 min	Residential (unconfirmed)	Unverified — price varies by source, no page loaded	Zillow (snippet)
190 N Main Street, Sharon MA	$675,000	1.25	Existing home needing TLC, 3bd/2ba, 1,761 sf — teardown candidate; furnace/electrical updated 2024	Unconfirmed	Sharon ~5 min	Norwood Hosp ~12 min / Sharon Library ~5 min / PF Norwood-Foxboro ~15 min	Residential (MLSPIN 73555384)	Active	LandWatch
15 Wadsworth Way, Sharon MA	$1,699,800	1.22	Existing custom Colonial, 4bd/4.5ba, 4,323 sf	Unconfirmed	Sharon ~7 min	Norwood Hosp ~13 min / library ~7 min / PF ~16 min	Residential (MLSPIN 73492142)	Active (confirmed on page)	LandWatch
230 Richland Rd, Norwood MA	$679,900	1.24	Existing starter Cape, 3bd/1.5ba, 1,540 sf	Unconfirmed	Norwood is on the Franklin line (Norwood Central ~4–5 min); nearest Providence/Stoughton option is Canton Junction ~10 min or Sharon ~12 min	Norwood Hosp ~8 min / Morrill Memorial ~6 min / PF Norwood ~7 min	Residential (MLSPIN 73033537)	Pending	Land.com

Sharon MA: zero vacant/buildable land in the 0.75–5.0 acre band — qualifying inventory is existing homes only. Norwood MA: exactly one qualifying listing and it is already under contract; the town's only two vacant parcels (0 Quail Run at 0.58 ac and 0 Deerfield Rd at 6.21 ac) both fall outside the band.

Mansfield MA · Attleboro MA · North Attleboro MA

Address	Price	Acres	Condition	Utilities	Station (est.)	Hosp / Lib / PF (est.)	Zoning	Status	Source
1125 School St, Mansfield MA	$1,200,000	3.0	Existing home, 3bd/2.5ba, 3,339 sf	Unconfirmed	Mansfield ~5–7 min	Sturdy/Norwood ~12–15 min / Mansfield Library in town / PF Norton ~10–15 min	Unconfirmed	Active (~2 months)	LandSearch
0 Oak St, Attleboro MA	$299,000	0.87	Vacant land, river view	Unconfirmed (prior runs noted utilities stubbed — not re-confirmed today)	Attleboro ~5 min	Sturdy Memorial ~5 min / Attleboro Library ~5 min / PF N. Attleboro ~8–10 min	Residential (unconfirmed)	Active	Zillow
160 West St, Attleboro MA	$750,000 (cut from $899,000)	1.8	Vacant land	Unconfirmed	Attleboro ~5–8 min	Sturdy ~5 min / library ~5 min / PF ~10 min	Unconfirmed	Active	Zillow
138 Washington St, Attleboro MA	$550,000	2.0	Vacant, mixed-use parcel	Unconfirmed	Attleboro ~5 min	Sturdy ~5 min / library ~5 min / PF ~10 min	Commercial/mixed-use — not purely residential	Active	LandSearch
23 York Dr, Attleboro MA	$374,900	1.97	Vacant land	Unconfirmed	Attleboro ~5 min	Sturdy ~5 min / library ~5 min / PF ~8–10 min	Residential	Pending per LandSearch; Zillow copy shows no pending flag — verify	LandSearch
141 Downing Drive Ext, Attleboro MA	$699,900	1.72	Existing home, 4bd/2ba, 2,412 sf	Unconfirmed	Attleboro ~5–8 min	Sturdy ~5 min / library ~5 min / PF ~10 min	Unconfirmed	Active (4 days)	LandSearch
32 Thayer Farm Rd, Attleboro MA	$739,000	2.1	Existing home, 5bd/2.5ba, 3,352 sf	Unconfirmed	Attleboro ~5–8 min	Sturdy ~5 min / library ~5 min / PF ~10 min	Unconfirmed	Active (16 days)	LandSearch
205 Paine Rd, North Attleboro MA	$699,500	4.89	Existing home, 3bd/2.5ba, 2,048 sf — largest qualifying parcel this run	Unconfirmed	Attleboro ~7–10 min	Sturdy ~10 min / library ~8 min / PF N. Attleboro ~5 min	Unconfirmed	Active (12 days)	LandSearch
655 Allen Ave, North Attleboro MA	$749,900	1.9	Existing home, 3bd/2.5ba, 2,436 sf	Unconfirmed	Attleboro ~7–10 min	Sturdy ~10 min / library ~8 min / PF N. Attleboro ~5 min	Unconfirmed	Active (30 days)	LandSearch

Mansfield MA: zero qualifying vacant land. Zillow shows 0 land listings for the town; the only vacant Mansfield parcel found anywhere (451R Gilbert St, Mansfield MA, 27.7 ac, $650,000) is both oversized and under contract. This is a real zero-inventory result, not a search gap. North Attleboro MA entries are included only because Paine Rd and Allen Ave sit on the Attleboro MA border.

Rehoboth MA (02769) — fails the 10-minute rail rule

Every Rehoboth MA listing below is an estimated 18–22 minute drive to Attleboro MA or South Attleboro MA station. Amenity estimates for the whole town: Sturdy Memorial Hospital ~20 min, Blanding Public Library (in town) ~5–10 min, Planet Fitness Seekonk MA ~15 min. Utilities were unconfirmed on every parcel; well and septic are the likely default.

Address	Price	Acres	Condition	Status	Source
145 Winthrop St, Rehoboth MA	$225,000	3.18	Vacant, treed — cheapest Rehoboth entry	Active	Zillow
156 Rocky Hill Rd, Rehoboth MA	$229,000	1.99	Vacant/buildable	Active	LandSearch
207 Providence St Lot 2, Rehoboth MA	$270,000	1.47	Vacant	Active	Zillow
52 Round Farm Rd Lot 1, Rehoboth MA	$275,000	1.51	Vacant — 382 days on market	Active	Zillow
Lot 7 Ledge Hill Ln, Rehoboth MA	$279,999	1.6	Vacant, "all upland"	Active	Zillow
Lot 11/11a Ledge Hill Ln, Rehoboth MA	$329,900	1.74	Vacant	Active (68 days)	Zillow
275 Summer St, Rehoboth MA	$699,000	2.75	Existing home, 3bd/2.5ba, 1,676 sf	Active	LandSearch
224 Perryville Rd, Rehoboth MA	$649,000	2.36	Existing home, 3bd/2ba, 1,802 sf	Active	LandSearch
34 Smith St, Rehoboth MA	$759,000	2.0	Existing home, 4bd/3.5ba, 2,400 sf	Active	LandSearch
52 Round Farm Rd, Rehoboth MA	$1,100,000	1.5	Existing home, 3bd/2.5ba, 2,522 sf	Active	LandSearch
15 Key West Blvd, Rehoboth MA	$1,249,000	3.0	Existing home, 3bd/3.5ba, 3,647 sf	Active	LandSearch
72 New St, Rehoboth MA	$499,900	2.0	Existing home, 3bd/2ba, 1,387 sf	Pending	LandSearch
19 Cedar St, Rehoboth MA	$589,000	1.6	Existing home, 3bd/2.5ba, 2,400 sf	Pending	LandSearch
245 Perryville Rd, Rehoboth MA	$724,900	1.5	Existing home, 4bd/2.5ba, 2,800 sf	Pending	LandSearch
5 Victoria Ln, Rehoboth MA	$850,000	1.87	Existing home, 3bd/2.5ba, 3,175 sf	Pending	LandSearch
48 Round Farm Rd, Rehoboth MA	$1,200,000	1.5	Existing home, 4bd/3ba, 2,820 sf	Pending	LandSearch

Excluded from Rehoboth MA on acreage: 339 Tremont St, Rehoboth MA (6.0 ac) and 82 Hornbine Rd, Rehoboth MA (7.8 ac), both above the 5.0-acre ceiling.

Section 2 — RI beach-area weekly rental buy candidates

Properties to buy and then rent out by the week — not places for Bill to rent. Wanted: condos, duplexes/two-families, mobile/manufactured homes, and small-square-footage houses or cottages. Not estates, not large luxury homes. Near beaches and within ~15 min of the southern end of the Providence/Stoughton line — the relevant terminus is Wickford Junction, North Kingstown RI. All drive times are estimates.

Address	Price	Type	Bd/Ba	Sq Ft	HOA / Fees	Beach (est.)	Wickford Jct (est.)	STR notes	Status	Source
68 Uncas St, Warwick RI	$339,900	Small cottage/ranch	2/1	680	None	Oakland Beach — short walk	~15–20 min	Warwick RI annual city + RI DBR registration required	Active	Homes.com
77 Huron St, Warwick RI	$249,000	Small cottage/bungalow (fixer) — cheapest viable candidate	3/1	944	None	Oakland Beach — short walk	~15–20 min	Same as above	Active	Homes.com
11 N Shore St, Warwick RI	$469,900	Condo/loft, 2nd floor, dock access	1/1	750	Not listed	Oakland Beach / waterfront dock on site	~15–20 min	Same as above; verify condo docs for rental minimums	Active	Homes.com
19 Wood St, Warwick RI	$880,000	New-construction 2-family side-by-side duplex	4/4 (2 units)	2,400	None specified	Oakland Beach area — "moments from sandy shores"	~15–20 min	Two units — owner-occupy one and STR the other, or STR both	Active (under construction)	Homes.com
65 New London Ave, Warwick RI	$485,000	2-family duplex, renovated	4/2 (2 units)	1,775	None specified	Inland (Greenwood) — ~10–15 min to Oakland Beach	~20 min	Weak STR play; useful duplex price comp	Active	Homes.com
58 Essex Road, North Kingstown RI	$349,900	Small house	2/1	792	None	~10 min to Wickford waterfront	~5–10 min — best rail access in section	No dedicated town STR registry found; confirm with Zoning/Assessor	Active	RILiving
117 Austin Road, North Kingstown RI	$539,900	Small house	3/2	840	None	~10 min to Wickford waterfront / Cedarhurst shoreline	~5–10 min	Same as above	Active	RILiving
30 Acorn Ct Unit G6, Wakefield RI	$449,900	Condo	2/1.5	1,425	Not listed (area norm ~$250–450/mo)	Matunuck / East Matunuck ~10–15 min	~25–30 min	South Kingstown RI registry: $300/unit, register before occupancy	Active, open house scheduled	Homes.com
53 Conanicus Ave, Jamestown RI	$1,125,000	Condo	2/2	1,621	Not listed	East Ferry waterfront — walkable	~20–25 min via bridges	Jamestown RI: DBR + local permit, Oct 1 application deadline, $350/yr, inspections	Active	Trulia
20 Narragansett Ave Unit 210, Narragansett RI	$1,200,000	Condo	2/2	989	Not listed	Narragansett Town Beach — across the street	~20 min	Subject to town permitting; permit cap currently enjoined — see rules below	Active	Homes.com

Flagged non-starters found this run

Address	Price	Why it fails	Source
854 Matunuck Beach Rd, South Kingstown RI	$199,000	Rentals prohibited. Mary Carpenter's Beach Meadow — leased land, seasonal (first Friday in May to Oct 15). Listing text: "Leased land. Rentals are not permitted." $383/mo HOA plus $4,600/yr association fee. Cheap and beach-adjacent, and completely unusable for this strategy.	Homes.com
240 Cards Pond Rd, South Kingstown RI	$399,900	Rentals prohibited. Roy Carpenter's Beach — MLS text: "Cash only - financing not available. NO rentals allowed. Seasonal property - May through mid October." Land is not leased here, but the association rules bar rentals outright.	Homes.com
6101 Post Road, North Kingstown RI (Post Road Park)	~$120,000 (comparable unit, MLS 1412011)	Rentals prohibited at park level. A prior listing at this address stated plainly: "Rentals are not allowed at Post Road Park." Manufactured home, 2bd/1.5ba, 1,124 sf, ~$475/mo lot rent. Treat every RI manufactured-home park and seasonal cottage colony as rental-banned until its park rules or HOA docs prove otherwise — this is a recurring pattern, not an isolated case.	RILiving
175 Bonnet Point Rd Unit N16, Narragansett RI	$225,000	Bonnet Shores Beach Club cabana — 32 sq ft, not a habitable dwelling. Cannot be rented as lodging. Listed only so it is not mistaken for a Bonnet Shores condo in a future run.	Homes.com
460 Sand Plains Trail, South Kingstown RI	$1,249,900	Out of profile — 3,220 sf 4bd/3ba in a 55+ inland golf community, not beach-adjacent and estate-scale. Age-restricted communities also typically bar short-term rental.	Homes.com

Weekly rental rate benchmarks — peak season

Area	Benchmark	Est. peak week	Source
Narragansett RI	$538/night ADR, 65% occupancy, ~$25,624/mo revenue across ~964 tracked listings	~$3,000–4,000+ for a well-located 2BR condo	AirDNA MarketMinder
Jamestown RI	~$288/night average; cottages ~$544/night, houses ~$1,027/night. Local agency confirms July/August booked Sat–Sat weekly; a full-week July/August example quoted at $5,000	~$3,000–5,000	JamestownRIRental · Kayak
North Kingstown / Wickford RI	$343/night ADR, 56% occupancy, ~$26,021/mo revenue across ~106 tracked listings	~$2,400–3,200	AirDNA
Bonnet Shores RI	Actual weekly quotes: from ~$1,500/wk; a 5BR raised ranch quoting $2,200/wk non-holiday and $2,600/wk for July 4th week	~$1,500–2,600 (real weekly quotes, not extrapolated)	RentByOwner · Vrbo
South Kingstown / Wakefield / Matunuck RI	Nightly range $139–$1,907; pet-friendly average $663/night	~$1,500–4,500 depending on size and location	Airbnb · Travelocity
Warwick shore RI (Oakland Beach, Conimicut, Buttonwoods, Warwick Neck)	~$256/night citywide summer average; individual listings $123–$800+	~$1,800–2,500 — the weakest rate area, and where most of this run's cheap inventory sits	Kayak · cozycozy

Except for Bonnet Shores RI and Jamestown RI, these weekly figures are extrapolated from blended nightly ADR data — directional, not underwritten. AirDNA's granular dashboards are paywalled; the figures above come from publicly visible summary snippets.

Short-term rental rules by town

Narragansett RI — permit-cap ordinance still frozen under injunction. The May 2024 ordinance (Chapter 1123) imposed a 7-night minimum stay, a permit cap declining from 1,100 in 2024 to 1,000 in 2025 and 900 in 2026, resident/non-resident fee tiers of $425/$850, and bans on weddings and parties. In Narragansett 2100, Inc. v. Town of Narragansett, Superior Court Judge Sarah Taft-Carter granted a TRO and preliminary injunction around September–October 2024 halting enforcement of the cap and other key provisions. The most recent dated source found is 30 October 2025, which confirms the ordinance was still enjoined and the litigation unresolved; no 2026-dated ruling, settlement or dismissal was found. The town continues to operate under its pre-existing general rental-registration rules ($120/unit, annual renewal, inspection, "three-student" rule). Verify directly with the Building Inspection Department (401-782-0613) before relying on this. Sources: Boston Globe, WPRI, The Offer Sheet (2025-10-30), ordinance text.
Statewide RI — 5% whole-home STR tax, effective 2026-01-01, confirmed in force. Applies to stays of 30 nights or less where the entire dwelling is rented; distinct from the 7% state sales tax, and no stay is double-taxed by both the hotel tax and the whole-home tax. The local hotel tax also rose from 1% to 2% on the same date. Combined burden on a whole-home weekly rental: 7% + 5% + 2% = 14% of gross receipts. Tax is keyed to date of occupancy, not date of booking. Sources: RI Division of Taxation notice, RI DOT whole-home FAQ, RI Association of Realtors.
South Kingstown RI — Short-Term Residential Rental Registry adopted 8 April 2024 (Town Code Ch. 9 §§9-200–9-210). Any rental under 30 days must register with the Building Official before occupancy. $300/unit, $300 late fee if not filed by Dec 31 annually; lease and registration must be posted at the primary entrance. No permit cap and no minimum-stay rule — materially less restrictive than Narragansett RI. Town registration page.
Jamestown RI — register with RI DBR first, then apply locally via OpenGov by October 1 annually for the following year (except on ownership transfer). $350/yr, inspection by building official and fire marshal, $1M liability insurance strongly recommended, and a required local contact who is an RI resident able to respond within 4 hours. Reduced fee available with proof of 183+ days/year residency. Statewide as of 2026-01-01, STR operators must also complete annual human-trafficking-awareness training. Jamestown Press, RI DBR.
Warwick RI — annual registration with both the RI DBR and the city is required before any guest occupies the unit. Annual inspections; occupancy capped at 2 people per bedroom; guest names, addresses and vehicle info must be retained for at least 180 days. Violations up to $500/day, and two or more violations can trigger permit revocation. Apply via the city's OpenGov STR portal through the Building Department. Warwick Building Dept.
North Kingstown RI — no dedicated town-wide STR registry or ordinance found this run. The town manages rental use through general zoning, building and assessor rules, and short-term leasing can affect homestead tax exemption status. State DBR registration still applies to anything listed on a third-party platform. Confirm permitted use with Building/Zoning and the Assessor before buying here for STR — the absence of an ordinance is not the same as permission. Municode.

Coverage & Caveats

Sources that worked: landsearch.com, landwatch.com, land.com, homes.com, trulia.com, riliving.com rendered full detail pages. Zillow's land-search result pages were retrievable for Rehoboth MA and Attleboro MA this run, which is better than usual.
Sources that blocked: Zillow individual property detail pages were JS-gated for all four northern corridor towns — 140 Grace Ln, Stoughton MA and 586 Turnpike St, Stoughton MA are marked unverified for exactly this reason. Redfin returned blank/JS-gated responses on every direct fetch. raveis.com individual listing URLs redirected to the site homepage, leaving Lot 2 Pondview Ln, Stoughton MA confirmable only by search snippet. realtor.com and homes.com corridor inventory was not directly fetched and remains partly unconfirmed. Zillow's RI search-result grids returned near-empty "nearby" cards, so Jamestown RI condo coverage leans on Trulia and Homes.com instead.
Utilities are the weakest data point in this report. Public water/sewer at the street could not be confirmed from any listing page for any corridor parcel except Lot 2 Pondview Ln, Stoughton MA, and even there the listing only says utilities are "nearby" rather than at the lot line. Every "unconfirmed" above genuinely means unconfirmed and should be checked with the town assessor or water district before any offer.
Zoning was explicitly stated on only three parcels this run: West St Lot 4, Stoughton MA (RB Residential B), 138 Washington St, Attleboro MA (commercial/mixed-use) and Atkinson Avenue Ext, Stoughton MA (commercial). The two commercial parcels are the two cheapest buildable entries in the corridor — a residential build on either would require a zoning path that has not been researched.
All drive times are estimates derived from general geography, not a routing API.
Section 2 STR litigation status carries a real gap: no source dated later than 30 October 2025 was found on the Narragansett RI case, so its status through the first eight months of 2026 is genuinely unknown rather than confirmed unchanged.
Each run is a fresh search. No day-over-day diffing, and no NEW / PRICE DROP / GONE markers.

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