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Weekapaug is a tiny town of 541 people in Washington County, Rhode Island. It's about 22 miles from Norwich, CT and 38 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.3M and rent runs about $1k a month.
541people
$1.3MTypical home
$1,327/moRent
82° / 40°Summer / winter
29"Snow
230Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 541
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 465 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Providence, RI
- 22 mi to Norwich, CT
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.3M (≈$7,900/mo)
- Median rent $1,327/mo
- Median household income $138k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 29" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 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 56
- 20% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to WST airport
- 32 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 39 ft
- Right on the coast
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 524 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 177 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Rhode Island districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.