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Greenville is a big small town of 8,296 people in Providence County, Rhode Island. It's about 8 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $435k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,296people
$435kTypical home
$1,264/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
47"Snow
230Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,296
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,493 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Providence, RI
- 8 mi to Providence, RI
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $435k (≈$2,741/mo)
- Median rent $1,264/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 47" of snow a year
- 12 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 53
- 23% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to PVD airport
- 13 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 262 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 85 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,399 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 194 bars within 25 mi
- 613 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 71 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Rhode Island districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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