HarmonyRI
A town of 1,006, settled in 1855.
Is Harmony a good place to live?
Harmony’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 among the 39 in Rhode Island we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Harmony. We don’t grade Harmony yet; the figures below are still real.
1,006 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Gillette Stadium and 135 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Harmony. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
Big draw16 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
Big draw34 mi MuseumThe Breakers
25 mi Ancient siteHMS Endeavour
27 mi MuseumUSS Massachusetts
Big draw40 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner MuseumPhoto credits
Gillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Breakers: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), Public domain · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Harmony: who provides what
Harmony 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 Harmony.
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Harmony
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More middle-aged adults than Rhode Island overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 53% of residents (39% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (24% statewide). At 47.2 years, Harmony’s median age is where Rhode Island’s towns sit at 43.9 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. 38% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Rhode Island.
| Harmony | Rhode Island towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.2 years | 43.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 38% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 47% and 77% women
The Census survey reached too few of Harmony’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±14.7 points. Across Rhode Island, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Harmony | RI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.7% | 10% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 8.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 10% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 3.8% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.8% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 31.3% | 13.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 1.5% | 11% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.7% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 19.5% | 10.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 13.4% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.1% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.8% | 8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.4% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.9% | 15.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,000, single groups can be off by several points
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Harmony’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Harmony for work: only 1% work in town. Harmony’s median household income is $120,000. Since 2013, Harmony has added 60 jobs, to 295 in 2023.
| Harmony | Rhode Island towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $120,000 | $104,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 6.8% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Harmony has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Harmony has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 19° and about 62 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Harmony is
Harmony beats the Rhode Island average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 85% of adults had a checkup this year in Harmony.
| Harmony | Rhode Island towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 85% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 11% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 4.4% | 5.4% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Harmony | RI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.4% | 8.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.6% | 15.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Harmony | Rhode Island towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.7% | 12% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Harmony
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Harmony
About 3 of every 100 Harmony residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Rhode Island.
99% of working residents leave Harmony for work
Where Harmony’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Harmony
Census-designated place in Rhode Island, United States
Harmony is a village and census-designated place in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States, in the town of Glocester, located on U.S. Route 44 (Putnam Pike). As of the 2020 census, Harmony had a population of 1,036.
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- Area
- 2.9 sq mi
- ZIP code
- 02829
Questions about Harmony
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Harmony, RI a good place to live?
We don’t grade Harmony yet; the figures below are still real.