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Melville is a small town of 1,631 people in Newport County, Rhode Island. It's about 19 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $610k and rent runs about $3k a month.
1,631people
$610kTypical home
$2,724/moRent
80° / 38°Summer / winter
31"Snow
230Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,631
- Part of a metro area
- About 777 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Providence, RI
- 19 mi to Providence, RI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $610k (≈$3,845/mo)
- Median rent $2,724/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (167 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,025 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 47% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 21% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to NPT airport
- 13 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,246 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 202 bars within 25 mi
- 543 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 92 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Rhode Island districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Newport County: D+25 in 2024
- Rhode Island: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.