Tiverton, RI Market Report — April 2026

• Months of Supply: 7.2 months, currently placing the market in a buyer-favoring supply bracket.
• Median Sale Price: $534,900, up 7.0% QoQ and 28.1% YoY.
• Active Inventory: 101 units, up 29.5% QoQ (from 78) and 21.7% YoY (from 83).
• Closed Sales: 14 units, down 36.4% QoQ (from 22) and flat YoY.
• New Listings: 45 units, up 125.0% QoQ (from 20) and down 2.2% YoY (from 46).
• Sale-to-List Ratio: 98.7%, up 5.41pp QoQ, indicating strong negotiation retention for sellers.

Pricing precision remains a focal point in Tiverton. The median sale price of $534,900 aligns closely with the median sold list price of $519,900, reflecting an average sale-to-list ratio of 98.7%. Among the subset of sellers who chose to reduce their price, the average reduction was 3.3% from the original list price. Local pricing sits 5.9% above the Rhode Island state median of $505,000.

Trend momentum confirms sustained upward pressure: the median sale price has risen for 3 consecutive months. The current price of $534,900 is 8.8% above the 3-month average of $491,633 and 6.4% above the 6-month average of $502,817. Median price per square foot of $292.48 confirms these gains are consistent with broader property value trends.

• For Listing Agents: The 98.7% sale-to-list ratio indicates that buyers are disciplined; price your property accurately to the market to minimize the need for the 3.3% average price reduction seen in the broader pool.
• For Buyer Agents: With 57.1% of sales occurring at or above list price, be prepared for competitive offer scenarios, but note that the 7.2 months of supply provides a broader window to evaluate options than in tighter markets.

Inventory levels expanded significantly during April. The 101 active listings reflect 45 new entries against only 14 closings. This listing velocity ratio of 3.21 indicates that inventory is building rapidly, far outstripping the current absorption rate.

Regarding property types, single-family homes dominated with 38 new listings, while multi-family listings saw 1 entry and condos saw 0. Compared to last April, active inventory is 21.7% higher, confirming a year-over-year increase in supply.

• For Listing Agents: As inventory builds (velocity ratio 3.21), the market is becoming more crowded; emphasize your property's unique value to stand out against the high inflow of new listings.
• For Buyer Agents: A 7.2-month supply of inventory shifts the balance, providing you with more leverage to negotiate terms or price on properties that have remained on market beyond the median DOM.

The median days on market (DOM) for closed sales is 29 days, a 56.7% improvement in speed QoQ. While this reflects active demand, it is still 11.5% slower than the Rhode Island state benchmark of 26 days. Data for cumulative days on market (CDOM) is not currently available for this period to assess potential relisting patterns. Meanwhile, the median DOM for active inventory is 38.5 days, reflecting the current staleness of available stock.

• For Listing Agents: Properties sitting beyond the 38.5-day active median may require a price evaluation to maintain competitiveness in this building inventory environment.
• For Buyer Agents: Use the 29-day median close as a baseline for measuring demand intensity; properties on market longer than this may have more flexible sellers.

The Tiverton market is currently assessed as Balanced (score: -1/5). This classification balances conflicting indicators:

1. Months of Supply (7.2): This indicates a buyer's market threshold, as it exceeds the 6-month balanced point.

2. Sale-to-List Ratio (98.7%): This reflects a neutral, balanced negotiating environment.

3. Competitive Tension: The fact that 57% of homes are selling at or above list price indicates the market is far more competitive than the months-of-supply figure suggests.

Practical implications remain mixed; while inventory is rising, the continued high percentage of at-or-above-list sales prevents this from becoming a purely buyer-driven environment.

The market outlook is tied to the current disparity between price growth and supply accumulation.

• Price Trajectory: With 3 consecutive months of growth, the median sale price remains 8.8% above the 3-month average of $491,633 and 6.4% above the 6-month average of $502,817.
• Inventory Direction: The listing velocity ratio of 3.21 is high; if this pace of new listings relative to sales persists, inventory growth will likely continue to accelerate.
• Volume Trajectory: Closed sales volume has declined for 1 consecutive month, signaling a potential cooling in transaction velocity.
• DOM Trajectory: Median closed DOM is currently 29 days.

If the current velocity ratio of 3.21 persists, the upward price momentum may struggle to continue, as buyers gain leverage from the expanding active inventory pool.

Data sourced from RealAnalytica MLS analytics (riar) for Tiverton, RI. The period covered is 2026-04-01 to 2026-04-30. There were 14 closed transactions in the current period; due to the small sample size, medians are volatile. CLOSED SALES and INVENTORY populations are distinct and analyzed separately.