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Burrillville grades B overall, ranked 26th of 38 in Rhode Island, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 94% of U.S. towns and it has 74 miles of trail. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $120K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $484K for a typical one and 5.6 times the Providence metro’s $87K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 92% of U.S. towns, with 6 places on the National Register. Burrillville’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, against 26 minutes in Rhode Island’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. No town in Rhode Island scores lower than Burrillville on hazard risk. Buck Hill Management Area, at 2,041 acres with 13.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Burrillville beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,834 in 1810, 16,158 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1843 and 8 maps from 1889 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Rhode Island), ordered by how far Burrillville is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Burrillville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
31 mi Ancient siteHMS Endeavour
Big draw40 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
33 mi MuseumUSS Massachusetts
37 mi LakeWalden PondLake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), Public domain · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain · Walden Pond: Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Burrillville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Burrillville.
Burrillville has colder winter nights than almost anywhere else in Rhode Island, sends many workers across the state line and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Rhode Island.
Burrillville’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Buck Hill Management Area | 13.7 mi | 2,041 |
| 2. Black Hut State Management Area | 10.7 mi | 1,688 |
| 3. Buck Hill Scout Reservation | 0.9 mi | 189 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Burrillville school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burrillville Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 469 | C |
| Burrillville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 634 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within RI on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 55 to 26 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.1 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Burrillville is 1.4 per 1,000 residents. Only 1 of the 35 Rhode Island towns we compare have a lower violent crime rate than Burrillville.
| Burrillville | Rhode Island towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 5.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.1 per 1,000 residents | 0.6 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
20% of working residents cross a state line to work. The average commute for its 7,855 working residents takes 35.2 minutes, against 25.5 across Rhode Island.
Most working residents leave Burrillville for work: only 14% work in town. Jobs based in Burrillville grew to 3,289 in 2023, 431 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Providence (11%), Woonsocket (6%) and Smithfield (5%).
| Burrillville | Rhode Island towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $120,000 | $103,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 12% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Within Rhode Island it is less healthy than 73% of the 38 graded towns: Rhode Island sets a high bar. Its widest gap with Rhode Island is tooth loss: 8% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.2% statewide.
Burrillville beats the Rhode Island average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 36% of Burrillville adults feel lonely.
| Burrillville | Rhode Island towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 33% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 85% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| What stands out | Burrillville | RI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8% | 14.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.6% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 17.9°, the #2 lowest of 67 Rhode Island places with climate records; July afternoons average 82.2°.
Burrillville has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. No town among the 38 in Rhode Island we compare has a lower January low than Burrillville. About 48 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Burrillville | Rhode Island towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 18°F | 22°F | 22°F |
| July high | 82°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Typical home values rose 6.1% in the year to September 2026. 82% of households own their home in Burrillville.
| Burrillville | Rhode Island towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,206 a month | $1,371 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Of the 38 Rhode Island towns we compare, none has a higher FEMA risk score than Burrillville. Since 1979, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Burrillville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Burrillville
About 5 of every 100 Burrillville residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Rhode Island.
Where Burrillville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 places in Burrillville on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Burrillville.
Town in Rhode Island
Burrillville is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island. The population was 16,158 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Burrillville.
| Town | RI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burrillville | #26 | B | C | A | C+ | B+ |
| Glocester | #14 | A | C− | A+ | A− | A− |
| Pascoag | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Smithfield | #19 | A− | C− | B | A− | A− |
Pascoag isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Burrillville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Burrillville grades B overall, better than 63% of U.S. towns and #26 of 38 in Rhode Island. It grades B+ for health, A for safety and C+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
4 notable people were born here, including Oscar Lapham and Gilbert F. Robbins.
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