Boston Property Report — 2026-08-09

Daily fresh search. Corridor land and homes 0.75–5.0 acres near the MBTA Providence/Stoughton line, plus southern Rhode Island beach-area properties to buy and rent by the week.

24 qualifying corridor listings across all seven in-scope towns (13 active, 11 pending) — Rehoboth MA is again deepest at 10 but every one of its parcels fails the 10-minute rail rule at an estimated 18–22 minutes, Norwood MA returns a single already-under-contract listing and zero active inventory, and Sharon MA is the strongest corridor town this run with three actives including 10 Cobbler Ln at $550,000, the only corridor parcel with water on site plus natural gas and electric confirmed at the street. The cheapest entries are Atkinson Avenue Ext, Stoughton MA at $99,000 (pending, and zoned commercial rather than residential) and 156 Rocky Hill Rd, Rehoboth MA at $229,000, a perc-tested active buildable lot that is the cheapest genuinely available residential parcel in the corridor; utilities are unconfirmed on essentially every other parcel. 10 RI beach-area rental buy candidates plus 2 hard-excluded no-rental cottage colonies, with 659 Succotash Rd, South Kingstown RI at $390,000 the cheapest entry and the Village at Potter Pond the only community found whose own rules affirmatively permit rental income; Narragansett RI's 2024 permit-cap ordinance remains frozen under a Superior Court injunction with the litigation still unresolved, and the statewide 5% RI whole-home short-term-rental tax is confirmed in force since 2026-01-01.

Criteria applied this run

Section 1 — corridor: 0.75 to 5.0 acres inclusive. Vacant/buildable land, teardown-grade structures, or existing single-family homes. Public water and sewer at street preferred, never a disqualifier. ≤10 min to a Providence/Stoughton line station; ≤15 min hospital; ≤30 min highly rated library; ≤30 min Planet Fitness. Towns: Canton MA, Stoughton MA, Sharon MA, Norwood MA, Mansfield MA, Attleboro MA, Rehoboth MA. The manufactured-home requirement is dropped from this section.
Section 2 — beach: properties to buy and rent out weekly, not to rent. Condos, duplexes/two-families, mobile/manufactured homes and cottage communities, and small houses. Near beaches and within roughly 15 minutes of the southern Providence/Stoughton stations, in areas where weekly vacation rentals are already established.
All drive times below are estimates, not routed queries. Every listing carries a real source URL. Each run is a fresh search — no day-over-day deltas are computed.

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

Canton MA · Stoughton MA · Sharon MA · Norwood MA

Address	Price	Acres	Structure	Utilities	Station (est.)	Amenities (est.)	Zoning	Status	Source
106 Indian Ln, Canton MA	$329,000	1.0	Vacant buildable land, backs to conservation land	Perc test attached, implying septic; town water unconfirmed	Canton Center / Canton Junction ~8–10 min	Hospital ~15 min (BID-Milton or Norwood); Canton Public Library <10 min; Planet Fitness ~10–15 min	Residential	Active	LandSearch
140 York St, Canton MA	$1,999,000	1.1	Existing SFH, 6bd/4ba, 6,696 sqft — high-end, not a teardown	Unconfirmed	Canton Junction ~8–10 min	Hospital ~15 min; library <10 min; Planet Fitness ~10–15 min	Residential	Pending	Land.com
West St (Lot 4), Stoughton MA	$449,900	1.76	Vacant buildable land, abuts Muddy Pond Conservation Land	Unconfirmed	Stoughton ~6 min (seller-stated)	Good Samaritan Brockton ~15 min; Stoughton Public Library ~10 min; Planet Fitness Rte 138 ~10 min	RB Residential B	Active	LandSearch
1961 Washington St, Stoughton MA	$1,099,900	3.5	3bd/1ba 996 sqft on 3.5 acres — redevelopment/teardown-grade	Unconfirmed	Stoughton ~5–10 min	Hospital ~15 min; library ~10 min; Planet Fitness ~5–10 min	Improved mixed-use land	Pending	LandSearch
Corner of Atkinson Ave Ext & Washington St, Stoughton MA	$369,900	1.3	Vacant land	Unconfirmed	Stoughton ~5–8 min	Hospital ~15 min; library ~10 min; Planet Fitness ~5–10 min	General Business — not residential	Pending	LandSearch
Atkinson Avenue Ext, Stoughton MA	$99,000	1.3	Vacant land beside a Ford dealership	Unconfirmed	Stoughton ~5–8 min	Hospital ~15 min; library ~10 min; Planet Fitness ~5–10 min	Commercial — not residential	Pending	LandSearch
190 N Main Street, Sharon MA	$675,000	1.25	3bd/2ba 1,761 sqft; listing says "requires TLC and updating" — rehab/teardown candidate	Unconfirmed	Sharon ~5–8 min	Hospital ~15 min; Sharon Public Library ~10 min; Planet Fitness ~15–20 min	Residential	Active	Land.com
376 Mountain Street, Sharon MA	$739,000	2.12	Vacant land, conservation land on three sides; house plans and 5-bedroom septic design included	5-bed septic designed; likely well — no public water/sewer indicated	Sharon or Canton Junction ~30 min — fails the 10-min rail rule (rural west side, near Borderland State Park)	Hospital ~20 min; library ~15–20 min; Planet Fitness ~20–25 min	Residential, ANR lot	Active	Land.com
10 Cobbler Ln, Sharon MA	$550,000 (cut from $575,000)	1.99	Vacant buildable land — last lot in the 21-home Layton Estates subdivision; 5-bed septic design done	Best-documented in the corridor: water already on site, natural gas and electric at the street; no town sewer indicated	Sharon ~5 min (listing states one mile)	Hospital ~15 min; library ~10 min; Planet Fitness ~15–20 min	Residential, approved subdivision	Active	Coldwell Banker
15 Wadsworth Way, Sharon MA	$1,699,800	1.22	Custom Colonial, 4bd/4.5ba, 4,302 sqft — not a teardown	Unconfirmed	Sharon ~10 min	Hospital ~15 min; library ~10 min; Planet Fitness ~15–20 min	Residential	Pending	Land.com
230 Richland Rd, Norwood MA	$679,900	1.24	Well-maintained Cape, 3bd/1.5ba, 1,540 sqft — not a teardown	Unconfirmed	Norwood's own stops are Franklin line; nearest Providence/Stoughton station is Canton Junction ~12–15 min — fails the 10-min rule	Hospital ~15–20 min (Norwood Hospital only partially operational since 2020); Morrill Memorial Library ~5–10 min, highly rated; Planet Fitness Providence Hwy ~5–10 min	Residential	Pending	Land.com

Norwood MA: exactly one listing in the acreage band and it is already under contract — zero active inventory, consistent with prior runs. Excluded for acreage this cluster: 16 Danforth, Canton MA (0.23 ac) and 210 Dedham St, Canton MA (0.72 ac) below the floor; Washington St, Stoughton MA (5.3 ac), 16 Cape Club Drive, Sharon MA (23 ac) and 0 Deerfield Rd, Norwood MA (6.21 ac) above the cap; 131A Beach Street, Sharon MA (0.1 ac) and 0 Quail Run, Norwood MA (0.58 ac) below the floor. A roughly 1.38-acre East Foxboro St, Sharon MA listing at $395,000 surfaced in search snippets but no fetchable listing page could be confirmed, so it is omitted rather than guessed — worth a manual check.

Mansfield MA · Attleboro MA

Address	Price	Acres	Structure	Utilities	Station (est.)	Amenities (est.)	Zoning	Status	Source
1125 School St, Mansfield MA	$1,200,000	3.04	Existing SFH built 1985, 3bd/2.5ba, 3,339 sqft, barn and pool — well maintained	Unconfirmed	Mansfield ~8–10 min	Sturdy Memorial ~15–18 min (borderline); Mansfield Public Library ~10–12 min; Planet Fitness Rte 140 ~8–10 min	Residential single-family	Active	LandSearch
32 Thayer Farm Rd, Attleboro MA	$739,000	2.1	Existing SFH built 1952, 5bd/2.5ba, 3,352 sqft; new oil tank and generator	New 5-bed septic being installed pre-closing; public water status unconfirmed	Attleboro ~9–11 min	Sturdy Memorial ~7–10 min; Attleboro Public Library ~8–10 min; Planet Fitness ~8–10 min	R1 single-family residential	Active	LandSearch
23 York Dr, Attleboro MA	$374,900	1.97	Vacant buildable lot — foundation already poured, building-department plans included	Unconfirmed	Attleboro ~10–12 min	Sturdy Memorial ~8–11 min; library ~9–11 min; Planet Fitness ~9–11 min	Cul-de-sac residential	Pending	LandSearch

Mansfield MA is largely built out and returned exactly one in-band listing across a full crawl of 50+ area results; 451R Gilbert St, Mansfield MA (27.7 ac) was excluded above the cap. In Attleboro MA the large majority of in-town inventory sits below 0.75 acres and was excluded on acreage. Several smaller Mansfield parcels (2.35 ac, 2.05 ac, 1.42 ac) appeared in search snippets without a verifiable listing URL, address and price together and were omitted rather than fabricated.

Rehoboth MA (02769) — flagged: every parcel fails the 10-minute rail rule at an estimated 18–22 min

Address	Price	Acres	Structure	Utilities	Station (est.)	Amenities (est.)	Zoning	Status	Source
156 Rocky Hill Rd, Rehoboth MA	$229,000	1.99	Vacant buildable lot, perc test complete; pre-existing legal non-conforming lot	Perc-tested so septic feasible; no public water/sewer	Attleboro ~18–20 min	Sturdy Memorial ~14–16 min; library/PF ~15–18 min	RES	Active	LandSearch
72 New St, Rehoboth MA	$499,900	2.0	Existing SFH, 3bd/2ba, 1,387 sqft	Unconfirmed	Attleboro ~19–21 min	Sturdy ~15–18 min; library/PF ~15–18 min	Unconfirmed	Pending	LandSearch
19 Cedar St, Rehoboth MA	$589,000	1.6	Existing SFH, 3bd/2.5ba, 2,400 sqft	Unconfirmed	Attleboro ~18–20 min	Sturdy ~15–18 min; library/PF ~15–18 min	Unconfirmed	Pending	LandSearch
224 Perryville Rd, Rehoboth MA	$649,000	2.36	Colonial built 1985, 3–4bd/2ba, 1,802 sqft	Likely private well/septic, unconfirmed	Attleboro ~18–20 min	Sturdy ~15–17 min (borderline); library/PF ~16–18 min	RS	Active (back on market Jul 27)	LandSearch
275 Summer St, Rehoboth MA	$699,000	2.75	Ranch built 1996, 3bd/2.5ba, 1,676 sqft, water filtration system	Likely private well/septic, unconfirmed	Attleboro ~19–21 min	Sturdy ~17–19 min (fails); library/PF ~18–20 min	Res	Active (back on market Jul 22)	LandSearch
170 Rocky Hill Rd, Rehoboth MA	$739,900	4.0	Expanded Cape built 1979, 3bd/2ba, 2,473 sqft	Likely private well/septic, unconfirmed	Attleboro ~18–20 min	Sturdy ~14–16 min (borderline); library/PF ~15–18 min	R	Active	LandSearch
5 Victoria Ln, Rehoboth MA	$850,000	1.87	Existing SFH, 3bd/2.5ba, 3,175 sqft	Unconfirmed	Attleboro ~18–20 min	Sturdy ~15–18 min; library/PF ~15–18 min	Unconfirmed	Pending	LandSearch
52 Round Farm Rd, Rehoboth MA	$1,100,000	1.51	New construction under way, completion 2026, 3bd/2.5ba, 2,522 sqft	New 5-bed septic; public water unconfirmed	South Attleboro ~19–21 min	Sturdy ~16–18 min (borderline/fails); library/PF ~17–19 min	Res	Active	LandSearch
48 Round Farm Rd, Rehoboth MA	$1,200,000	1.5	Existing SFH, 4bd/3ba, 2,820 sqft	Unconfirmed	South Attleboro ~19–21 min	Sturdy ~16–18 min; library/PF ~17–19 min	Unconfirmed	Pending	LandSearch
15 Key West Blvd, Rehoboth MA	$1,249,000	3.01	Existing SFH built 2009, 3bd/3.5ba, 3,647 sqft, geothermal heat, whole-house generator	Likely private well/septic, unconfirmed	South Attleboro / Attleboro ~20–22 min	Sturdy ~18–20 min (fails); library/PF ~15–20 min	R	Active	LandSearch

Excluded from Rehoboth MA on acreage: 339 Tremont St, Rehoboth MA (6 ac, $1,500,000), 82 Hornbine Rd, Rehoboth MA (7.8 ac, $749,900), 241 Perryville Rd, Rehoboth MA (9.5 ac, $1,380,000), and 70 Wheaton Ave, Rehoboth MA (118 ac, $1,800,000). Rehoboth MA has no municipal water or sewer across most of the town, so private well and septic is the working default on every parcel above.

Section 2 — Southern RI beach-area properties to buy and rent weekly

These are properties Bill would purchase and then offer as weekly vacation rentals, not places for him to rent. Focus is the southern end of the Providence/Stoughton line — Wickford Junction in North Kingstown RI and T.F. Green Airport station in Warwick RI are the two usable stations.

Address	Town	Price	Type	Bd/Ba	Sqft	HOA / park fee	Beach (est.)	Station (est.)	STR notes	Status	Source
659 Succotash Rd (Village at Potter Pond), South Kingstown RI 02879	South Kingstown RI (Matunuck)	$390,000	Cottage, leased-land community	1/1	599	~$8,000/yr land-lease association fee	East Matunuck State Beach ~0.3 mi	Wickford Junction ~30 min	Community affirmatively markets rental income; 12-month access. Must still register under South Kingstown RI's rental registry.	Active	RILiving MLS 1415243
30 Acorn Ct Apt G6, South Kingstown RI 02879	South Kingstown RI (Wakefield)	$449,900	Condo	2/2	1,425	Condo fee — see listing	Salty Brine / Scarborough ~10–12 min	Wickford Junction ~25–30 min	Confirm HOA rental rules before purchase; town registry applies	Active	Zillow
725 Succotash Rd Unit H (Village at Potter Pond), South Kingstown RI 02879	South Kingstown RI (Matunuck)	$549,000	Cottage, leased-land community	3/1	560	~$8,065/yr land lease; cash purchase only, no financing	East Matunuck State Beach — steps away	Wickford Junction ~30 min	Listing states the community allows income-producing rental use	Active	RILiving MLS 1417460
49 Seawynds Dr, North Kingstown RI 02852	North Kingstown RI	$549,900	Condo	2/2	1,168	Condo fee — see listing	Wickford Harbor / Town Beach ~10 min	Wickford Junction ~7–10 min	No dedicated town STR registry found; statewide RI rules apply	Active	Zillow
62 Lawn Ave, Warwick RI 02888	Warwick RI (Pawtuxet)	$510,000	Multi-family duplex	3/2 total	1,790	None — fee simple	Conimicut Point / Buttonwoods ~10–15 min (verify exact distance)	T.F. Green Airport ~10–12 min	Warwick RI permits STR in residential zones with registration and safety rules	Active	Zillow
207 Glen Dr, Warwick RI 02889	Warwick RI (Warwick Neck / Cowesett)	$550,000	Multi-family duplex	4/2 total	1,432	None — fee simple	Warwick Neck shoreline ~10 min (verify exact distance)	T.F. Green Airport ~10–12 min	Same Warwick RI registration and safety regime	Active	Zillow
22 Southwest Ave, Jamestown RI 02835	Jamestown RI	$695,000	Condo	1/1	1,200	Condo fee — see listing	Mackerel Cove / East Ferry ~5–8 min	Wickford Junction ~20–25 min incl. Jamestown Bridge	Registration required; $350/yr or per-bedroom fee; inspections; STR banned on cesspool properties	Active	Zillow
24 Southwest Ave, Jamestown RI 02835	Jamestown RI	$695,000	Condo	3/1	1,200	Condo fee — see listing	Mackerel Cove / East Ferry ~5–8 min	Wickford Junction ~20–25 min	Same Jamestown RI registration regime	Active	Zillow
160 Allegra Ln, North Kingstown RI 02852	North Kingstown RI	$749,900	Condo	2/2	1,600	Condo fee — see listing	Wickford / Cocumscussoc shore ~10 min	Wickford Junction ~8–10 min	No dedicated town STR registry found	Active	Zillow
20 Narragansett Ave Unit 210, Narragansett RI 02882	Narragansett RI	$1,200,000	Condo	2/2	989	Condo fee — see listing	Narragansett Town Beach — short walk	Wickford Junction ~25–30 min	Subject to the enjoined Narragansett RI permit cap — see rules below	Active	Zillow

Zero-inventory notes, stated plainly: Wickford village proper and Saunderstown RI returned no qualifying condo, duplex or small-cottage inventory this run — 49 Seawynds Dr is North Kingstown RI town limits rather than Wickford village. Bonnet Shores RI produced only the 175 Bonnet Point Rd, Narragansett RI "condo" units of roughly 16–32 sqft, which are beach cabanas and storage lockers rather than habitable dwellings — excluded as non-qualifying. No standalone active condo listings were confirmed in the named Oakland Beach RI, Conimicut RI, Buttonwoods RI or Warwick Neck RI sub-neighborhoods; the two Warwick RI duplexes above are the closest verified options and their exact beach distances should be checked before offering. Mobile-home results advertised as Narragansett RI actually geocode to Wakefield RI addresses in The Village at Worden's Pond, a 55+ age-restricted land-lease community (e.g. 221 Leisure Dr, Wakefield RI 02879 and 10 Stellar Way, Wakefield RI 02879) — age restriction and non-transient covenants make these unusable for weekly rental, so they are excluded.

Weekly rental rate benchmarks — peak season

Area	Typical weekly rate, peak	Basis	Source
Narragansett RI	~$3,500–$4,000	Avg ADR $538/night × 7	AirDNA
Jamestown RI	~$2,600–$2,900	Avg ADR $394/night × 7	AirDNA
South Kingstown RI (Wakefield, Matunuck, Kingston)	~$2,400–$2,600 overall; Kingston sub-market ~$2,000	Airbnb weeknight avg $368 / weekend avg $347; AirDNA Kingston ADR $287	Airbnb · AirDNA
North Kingstown RI	~$2,300–$2,500	Avg ADR $343/night × 7	AirDNA
Warwick RI (incl. Oakland Beach shore)	~$1,800–$1,900	Avg ADR $263/night × 7	AirDNA

These are town-wide averages, not beach-specific micro-market figures. Oceanfront and walk-to-beach units typically command a premium above the figures shown. The income math is weakest in Warwick RI, where the roughly $1,850/week average sits against $510,000–$550,000 asks; it is strongest in Narragansett RI, which is also the town carrying the most regulatory uncertainty.

Short-term rental rules by town

Statewide RI — the new 5% whole-home short-term-rental tax took effect 2026-01-01, alongside the local hotel tax doubling from 1% to 2%. Combined lodging tax on a whole-home STR now reaches roughly 14%. No single stay is subject to both the 5% hotel tax and the 5% whole-home tax. All taxes apply by date of occupancy, not date of booking. RI Division of Taxation notice · Sales Tax Institute
Narragansett RI — re-checked this run, still unresolved. The 2024 ordinance capping STR permits (1,100 for the year beginning September 2024, stepping down to 900 for the year beginning September 2026) remains under a Rhode Island Superior Court preliminary injunction issued by Judge Sarah Taft-Carter in October 2024, sought by the property-owner group Narragansett 2100. The litigation is still active with no final ruling found, and the cap is not currently being enforced. Because the case could resolve at any time, verify with the town clerk or town solicitor before committing capital in Narragansett RI. Boston Globe · WPRI · Town Q&A
South Kingstown RI — short-term residential rental registry adopted April 2024, broadened by a Rental Registration ordinance adopted 2025-10-14. Fees are $300 per unit for rentals of 30 days or less and $50 per unit (capped at $1,000 per owner) for longer terms. The registration deadline was extended to 2026-03-31. Town of South Kingstown RI
Jamestown RI — registration required since 2023-08-07: $350/yr flat, or $100–$200 per bedroom depending on residency and capped at four bedrooms. Building inspection every three years, fire marshal every two, occupancy capped at two per bedroom, and short-term rental is prohibited outright on properties served by a cesspool — check the septic record before offering on either Southwest Ave unit. Regulation guide
Warwick RI — STR has been a permitted use in residential and mixed-use village zones since February 2023 and is prohibited in commercial and industrial zones. Requires safety equipment, guest record-keeping retained 180 days, and compliance with noise and nuisance rules. As of 2026-01-01 RI's Human Trafficking Prevention Notice and Training Act adds an annual operator training requirement. City of Warwick RI
North Kingstown RI — no dedicated townwide STR registry or ordinance page was located this run; the town appears to regulate through existing zoning, building code and assessor homestead-tax rules rather than a specific STR permit scheme. Confirm directly with Building/Zoning before purchase. Town of North Kingstown RI

Hard exclusions — cheap beach cottages that cannot legally be rented

EXCLUDED — Mary Carpenter's Beach Meadow, 854 Matunuck Beach Rd, South Kingstown RI 02879. Seasonal leased-land cottage colony open from the first Friday in May through October 15. Cottages sit on leased land and the community's rules do not permit renting them out, confirmed across multiple active and past MLS listing descriptions for this address. Listing source
EXCLUDED — Roy Carpenter's Beach, 240 Cards Pond Rd, South Kingstown RI 02879. A 377-cottage family leased-land community whose policy explicitly prohibits renting any cottage, in order to preserve the owner-occupied character of the colony. Roy Carpenter's Beach · Independent RI

Both communities are cheap, walkable to the beach, and superficially exactly what the Section 2 strategy calls for. Both are structurally un-rentable and belong on no buy list regardless of price. They are re-verified and re-listed here every run so they never quietly reappear as candidates.

Coverage & caveats

Blocked and partial sources. Zillow, Redfin, Trulia and Homes.com listing pages are JS-gated and could not be fetched directly for the Massachusetts corridor search; only search-result snippets were visible. Their snippet counts suggest roughly 0 land listings indexed for Mansfield MA, 5 for Attleboro MA and 29 for Rehoboth MA (16 inside 02769) that could not be individually verified. Realtor.com again returned no fetchable detail pages. That leaves an unconfirmed slice of corridor inventory, heaviest in Rehoboth MA, outside this report.
Primary source. LandSearch was fully crawlable and served as the backbone of Section 1 — every corridor listing above was opened individually to confirm address, price, acreage and status. Land.com, LandWatch and ColdwellBankerHomes.com filled gaps. For Section 2, Zillow detail pages were reachable and RILiving/MLS pages carried the Potter Pond cottages.
Utilities remain the weakest data field. Public water and sewer status is unconfirmed on all but one corridor parcel (10 Cobbler Ln, Sharon MA). Per the criteria, no listing was dropped on that basis. Rehoboth MA has no municipal water or sewer in most of the town.
All drive times are estimates derived from town geography, not from a routing engine. Treat them as directional. Hospital, library and Planet Fitness figures carry the same caveat.
Two corridor towns fail the rail rule structurally. Rehoboth MA runs 18–22 minutes to Attleboro or South Attleboro and is included anyway because it carries the deepest inventory. Norwood MA's own stations are on the Franklin line, so its nearest Providence/Stoughton stop is Canton Junction at an estimated 12–15 minutes — a distinction worth remembering, since Norwood MA looks rail-served on a map and is not, for this project's purposes.
Deploy verification. The commit and push were confirmed locally; the live Cloudflare Pages URL was not independently re-fetched after deploy.
Fresh search. This run makes no comparison to prior reports and marks nothing as new, reduced or gone.

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