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Greene is a tiny town of 962 people in Kent County, Rhode Island. It's about 18 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $424k and rent runs about $1k a month.
962people
$424kTypical home
$1,327/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
47"Snow
230Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 962
- Part of a metro area
- About 158 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Providence, RI
- 18 mi to Providence, RI
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $424k (≈$2,674/mo)
- Median rent $1,327/mo
- Median household income $130k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (87 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (901 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 42% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to PVD airport
- 16 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 600 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 75 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,195 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 192 bars within 25 mi
- 494 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 83 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Rhode Island districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kent County: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.