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Wakefield-Peace Dale is a big small town of 9,302 people in Washington County, Rhode Island. It's about 26 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $494k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,302people
$494kTypical home
$1,258/moRent
81° / 38°Summer / winter
33"Snow
230Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,302
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,887 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Providence, RI
- 26 mi to Providence, RI
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $494k (≈$3,118/mo)
- Median rent $1,258/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 33" 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 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to NPT airport
- 20 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 59 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 707 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 293 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 83 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Rhode Island districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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