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Tiverton is a big small town of 8,091 people in Newport County, Rhode Island. It's about 16 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $407k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,091people
$407kTypical home
$1,342/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
38"Snow
230Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,091
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,936 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Providence, RI
- 16 mi to Providence, RI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $407k (≈$2,568/mo)
- Median rent $1,342/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (632 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 20% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to NPT airport
- 13 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 233 ft
- Right on the coast
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 78 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,466 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 227 bars within 25 mi
- 658 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 95 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Rhode Island districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 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