Small towns in Rhode Island
11 small towns, communities and small cities of 1,000 to 75,000 people, plus 10 smaller suburbs, marked as suburbs.
Closest to a big city
- Scituate11 miles to Providence
- Glocester15 miles to Providence
- Foster16 miles to Providence
- West Greenwich18 miles to Providence
- Exeter21 miles to Providence
Straight-line miles to a metro area of about 1 million people or more.
Lowest home values
Typical value of an owner-occupied home.
Growing fastest
- Glocesterup 6% since 2020
- Scituateup 4% since 2020
- Fosterup 4% since 2020
- West Greenwichup 3% since 2020
- Exeterup 1% since 2020
Tourist towns
- New Shoreham75% vacation homes
- Charlestown33% vacation homes
- Little Compton31% vacation homes
Hospital in town
- WesterlyWesterly Hospital
Every town in Rhode Island
Select a column heading to sort. Miles are straight-line. Home values and incomes: Census survey 2020-2024; population: 2025 estimates.
| Town | People | Since 2020 | Typical home | Household income | Miles to a big city | Miles to an ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington suburb | 16,961 | -1.1% | $644,100 | $153,198 | 8 | 7 |
| Burrillville suburb | 16,927 | +4.9% | $384,400 | $119,813 | 18 | 11 |
| Charlestown | 8,002 | +0.1% | $525,500 | $109,404 | 34 | 8 |
| East Greenwich suburb | 14,790 | +3.4% | $671,700 | $177,090 | 14 | 5 |
| Exeter | 6,540 | +1.2% | $509,200 | $111,250 | 21 | 12 |
| Foster | 4,628 | +3.6% | $425,300 | $113,646 | 16 | 12 |
| Glocester | 10,612 | +6.3% | $396,500 | $113,508 | 15 | 12 |
| Hopkinton | 8,393 | +0% | $404,300 | $97,172 | 30 | 9 |
| Jamestown suburb | 5,480 | -1.3% | $842,400 | $140,625 | 21 | 4 |
| Little Compton | 3,535 | -2.2% | $783,400 | $134,750 | 26 | 7 |
| Middletown suburb | 16,502 | -3.3% | $563,300 | $101,948 | 22 | In town |
| Narragansett suburb | 14,291 | -1.5% | $743,500 | $95,721 | 30 | In town |
| New Shoreham | 1,408 | +0.3% | $1,301,100 | $83,190 | 44 | 17 |
| North Smithfield suburb | 12,990 | +3.2% | $457,200 | $108,866 | 12 | In town |
| Portsmouth suburb | 17,474 | -2% | $597,000 | $117,467 | 17 | 7 |
| Richmond | 8,128 | +0.9% | $435,800 | $124,653 | 26 | 10 |
| Scituate | 10,767 | +3.9% | $449,300 | $112,315 | 11 | 9 |
| Tiverton suburb | 15,809 | -3.2% | $411,900 | $106,036 | 19 | 6 |
| Warren suburb | 11,070 | -0.8% | $395,700 | $90,729 | 11 | 5 |
| West Greenwich | 6,750 | +3.3% | $535,400 | $135,625 | 18 | 11 |
| Westerly | 23,139 | -0.8% | $466,600 | $98,875 | 40 | In town |
Big city: a metro area of about 1 million people or more. ER: the nearest hospital with an emergency room. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, BEA, Medicare.