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Watch Hill is a tiny town of 203 people in Washington County, Rhode Island. It's about 20 miles from Norwich, CT and 41 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $1k a month.
203people
$2.0MTypical home
$1,327/moRent
81° / 39°Summer / winter
27"Snow
230Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 203
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 253 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Providence, RI
- 20 mi to Norwich, CT
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $1,327/mo
- Median household income $138k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 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 62
- 20% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to WST airport
- 36 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 49 ft
- Right on the coast
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 427 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 137 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Rhode Island districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.