Foster CenterRI
A town in Rhode Island, home to 358 people.
Is Foster Center a good place to live?
Foster Center’s average commute is 51 minutes, where Rhode Island’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only one of the 39 Rhode Island towns we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Foster Center. The biggest park or preserve is Thoman Land and Nature Preserve, at 25 acres. Foster Center has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
358 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Lake Chaubunagungamaug and 104 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Foster Center. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
Big draw32 mi MuseumThe Breakers
24 mi Ancient siteHMS Endeavour
30 mi MuseumUSS Massachusetts
32 mi MuseumMarble HousePhoto credits
Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Breakers: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), Public domain · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain · Marble House: [email protected], Public domain
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Moving to Foster Center: who provides what
Foster Center is unincorporated, so Providence County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Foster Center.
Low risk in Foster Center, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts 71% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 10% to hurricanes. Foster Center’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 20 of 100. Since 2010, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Foster Center’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
4.5% of Foster Center residents live below the poverty line. Half commute less than 16 miles. The median household income for Foster Center comes to $78,000. The top destinations are Providence (16%), Warwick (11%) and Foster (5%).
| Foster Center | Rhode Island towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 6.8% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $78,000 | $104,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Foster Center has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The typical July afternoon high in Foster Center is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Foster Center is
The share of adults 18 to 64 in Foster Center who have no health insurance: 4.9%. 31% of adults in the town have obesity; 33% sleep under 7 hours.
| Foster Center | Rhode Island towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 85% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 29% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 34% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 4.9% | 5.4% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Foster Center | RI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.9% | 8.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.6% | 14.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trail density in Foster Center is lower than in most of Rhode Island or the rest of the country
In Foster Center, 7.3% of the land is protected. 0.3 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve.
| Foster Center | Rhode Island towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.3% | 12% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Thoman Land and Nature Preserve | — | 25 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Foster Center sells for about $530K at the median
Among households in Foster Center, 52% own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Foster Center
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Foster Center
About 10 of every 100 Foster Center residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Rhode Island.
100% of working residents leave Foster Center for work
Where Foster Center’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Foster Center
United States historic place
Foster Center is a village in the town of Foster, Rhode Island, United States. It was listed as a census-designated place (CDP) in 2010, with a population of 355. Historic elements of the village are included in the Foster Center Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 11, 1974. The district features various colonial and Greek Revival houses as well as the still functioning town building from the late 18th century.
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- Area
- 2.2 sq mi
Questions about Foster Center
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Foster Center, RI a good place to live?
Foster Center has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.