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Narragansett Pier is a small town of 3,167 people in Washington County, Rhode Island. It's about 27 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $851k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,167people
$851kTypical home
$1,649/moRent
81° / 38°Summer / winter
32"Snow
230Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,167
- Part of a metro area
- About 888 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Providence, RI
- 27 mi to Providence, RI
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $851k (≈$5,368/mo)
- Median rent $1,649/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 32" of snow a year
- 9 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 57
- 13% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to NPT airport
- 21 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 75 ft
- Right on the coast
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 674 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 78 bars within 25 mi
- 281 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 73 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Rhode Island districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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