Living in Cumberland Hill, RI
Cumberland Hill is a big small town of 8,648 people in Providence County, Rhode Island. It's about 11 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $394k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,648people
$394kTypical home
$1,310/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
42"Snow
230Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,648
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,719 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Providence, RI
- 11 mi to Providence, RI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $394k (≈$2,486/mo)
- Median rent $1,310/mo
- Median household income $131k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (244 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,314 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PVD airport
- 17 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 335 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 110 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,845 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 218 bars within 25 mi
- 826 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 83 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Rhode Island districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Providence County: D+14 in 2024
- Rhode Island: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk