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Newport East is a big small town of 11,069 people in Newport County, Rhode Island. It's about 22 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $485k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,069people
$485kTypical home
$1,876/moRent
80° / 38°Summer / winter
28"Snow
230Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,069
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,924 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Providence, RI
- 22 mi to Providence, RI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $485k (≈$3,061/mo)
- Median rent $1,876/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 28" of snow a year
- 8 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 46
- 21% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to NPT airport
- 16 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 92 ft
- Right on the coast
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 61 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,162 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 177 bars within 25 mi
- 512 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 89 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Rhode Island districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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