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Commercial Real Estate
in Burrillville, Rhode Island
Northern Rhode Island, where we already manage property.
Burrillville is a rural town in northwestern Rhode Island, right up against the Massachusetts and Connecticut lines. Land and labor run cheaper here than most places, and you're still within reach of both the Providence and Worcester markets, which is why I keep seeing industrial and distribution users look at it.
16,243
Population
$14.98
Tax Rate / $1,000 (2024)
1
Available Properties
$111,829
Median Household Income
Burrillville sits in the northwest corner of Rhode Island, bordering both Massachusetts and Connecticut. Lornell Real Estate handles investment sales, leasing, development consulting, and property management here, and we already manage property in town. We hold our own Rhode Island brokerage license, so a Burrillville or northern Rhode Island assignment stays with us instead of going to a referral partner.
Rhode Island and the Route 146 corridor
Route 146 runs out of Worcester through Millbury, Sutton, and the Blackstone Valley mill towns into northern Rhode Island and on to Providence. It is the commercial artery between the two states, and our Worcester office is about 35 minutes from Burrillville by way of it. The building stock along the corridor tells one continuous story: 19th-century mills, mid-century industrial buildings, and flex and warehouse space for contractors, distributors, and light manufacturers who need highway access without Providence rents.
The towns blur together on a map. On the ground, each one has its own boards, its own tax rate, and its own way of doing business, and that is what we pay attention to.
Northern Rhode Island industrial
Industrial, flex, and contractor space is the core of our Rhode Island work. The case is simple: functional buildings at prices well below the Providence metro, with Worcester, Providence, and the Mass Pike all within reach. At 1155 Victory Highway we leased a 10,000 SF warehouse to an international tenant, and CoStar named it a Q2 2025 Quarterly Deals winner.
We also manage property in Burrillville, so we are not reading this market from a desk in Massachusetts. We know the vendors and we know which buildings have good bones. For investors, the math looks like Central Massachusetts: real cash flow outside the primary-city core.
Mill buildings and reuse
Burrillville is part of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, and villages like Harrisville, Mapleville, and Oakland grew up around their mills. Brick and heavy-timber mill buildings with high ceilings are hard to build today at any price. Some have been converted. Plenty have not.
Our development consulting covers exactly this kind of project: a feasibility read on an old industrial building, entitlement work with the town boards, and coordination through lease-up. If you own a mill building in northern Rhode Island and want to know what it is worth as a redevelopment compared with selling it as it stands, talk to us while the idea is still a sketch.
One team on both sides of the line
Rhode Island owners get the same team and the same reporting as our Massachusetts clients: monthly statements on the property we manage, decisions written down, and a straight answer when the numbers do not work. We hold our own Rhode Island license, so there are no handoffs and no co-broker you did not choose. The state line changes the paperwork. It does not change how we operate.
Commercial Corridors
Key Business Districts
Victory Highway/Route 102
Primary commercial and industrial corridor
Route 100
North-south connector
Harrisville Main Street
Village center retail
Zoning
Zoning Districts
Regional Access
Transportation
Route 102: East to North Smithfield and the Route 146 corridor
Route 100: North to Massachusetts, south to Route 44
I-395: West via Route 44 to Putnam, CT
Route 146: Access to Worcester (35 min) via Massachusetts
Economic Base
Major Employers
Burrillville School Department
Education
Zambarano Hospital
Healthcare
Town of Burrillville
Government
Local manufacturing & specialty shops
Manufacturing
Distribution and logistics firms
Logistics
Investment Thesis
Why Burrillville?
Burrillville has the most affordable industrial land in Rhode Island, and the tax rate stays competitive with Massachusetts at $14.98 per thousand. From here you can hit three state markets, RI, MA, and CT, inside 30 minutes. I leased a warehouse at 1155 Victory Highway in 2025 that CoStar named a Q2 Quarter Deals Winner, so the demand for industrial space out here is real.
Common Questions
Burrillville Commercial Real Estate FAQ
Burrillville offers industrial and warehouse space along Victory Highway and Route 102, rural commercial parcels, and village center retail in Harrisville. The town has available land for build-to-suit industrial development. Distribution and logistics firms are active tenants in the area.
Burrillville has a property tax rate of $14.98 per $1,000 of assessed value for 2024, making it one of Rhode Island's most affordable communities for commercial property. The rate is competitive with Massachusetts towns across the border.
Burrillville offers Rhode Island's most affordable industrial land with tri-state market access to Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut within 30 minutes. Lornell Real Estate's 2025 warehouse lease at 1155 Victory Highway was recognized as a CoStar Q2 Quarter Deals Winner. Rural zoning and available land parcels create opportunity for build-to-suit industrial development.
Yes. We manage commercial property in northern Rhode Island, including Burrillville. It runs the same way as our Massachusetts portfolio: monthly owner reporting, scheduled walkthroughs, vendors we have used before, and one number for tenants to call.
Yes. We hold our own Rhode Island brokerage license, so we handle sales, leasing, and property management here directly, with no referral handoff and no co-broker you did not choose.
Route 146 is the highway between Worcester, MA and Providence, RI, running through Millbury, Sutton, and the Blackstone Valley. Commercially it is one industrial artery: mills, flex, warehouse, and contractor space on both sides of the state line, serving businesses that need access to both metro areas without metro pricing. From Burrillville, Worcester is about 35 minutes away by way of Route 146.
Price and yield. Northern Rhode Island has functional industrial and flex buildings well below Providence-metro pricing, with highway access to Worcester, Providence, and Connecticut. Investors who like Central Massachusetts for its 6 to 9 percent cap rates, against 4 to 6 percent in Greater Boston, tend to apply the same logic here.
Yes: feasibility analysis, entitlement and permitting support, and project coordination, including adaptive reuse of the Blackstone Valley's mill buildings. Talk to us while the idea is still a sketch. That is when a feasibility read costs the least and helps the most.
Local Insights
Market Momentum
Lornell's 2025 warehouse lease at 1155 Victory Highway recognized as a CoStar Q2 Quarter Deals Winner
Tri-state access (RI, MA, CT within 30 minutes) attracting regional distribution tenants
Among Rhode Island's most affordable industrial land, with tax rates competitive with Massachusetts
Rural zoning and available land parcels create opportunity for build-to-suit industrial development
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Market data last updated: December 2024. Sources: Town Assessor, U.S. Census.

