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Hopkinton is a tiny town of 206 people in Washington County, Rhode Island. It's about 17 miles from Norwich, CT and 31 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $273k and rent runs about $468 a month.
206people
$273kTypical home
$468/moRent
82° / 39°Summer / winter
34"Snow
230Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 206
- Part of a metro area
- About 62 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Providence, RI
- 17 mi to Norwich, CT
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $273k (≈$1,724/mo)
- Median rent $468/mo
- Median household income $21k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (52 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (199 per 100k)
People
- Median age 72
- 16% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to WST airport
- 26 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 184 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 634 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 231 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 85 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Rhode Island districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: D+15 in 2024
- Rhode Island: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk