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Kingston is a big small town of 7,332 people in Washington County, Rhode Island. It's about 25 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $553k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,332people
$553kTypical home
$1,327/moRent
80° / 38°Summer / winter
34"Snow
230Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,332
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,709 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Providence, RI
- 25 mi to Providence, RI
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $553k (≈$3,490/mo)
- Median rent $1,327/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°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
- 34" of snow a year
- 10 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 (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (237 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 20
- 41% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 75% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 73% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 33% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to NPT airport
- 18 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 100% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 262 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 999 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 151 bars within 25 mi
- 373 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 88 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Rhode Island districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.