MisquamicutRI
With 348 residents, it is a town in Rhode Island.
Is Misquamicut a good place to live?
Misquamicut’s midpoint age is 67.3 years, above both Rhode Island’s towns (43.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Of the 39 Rhode Island towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Misquamicut. Misquamicut’s trail network density is 2.9 miles per square mile, above both Rhode Island’s towns (0.8) and U.S. towns (0.4). Misquamicut has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Misquamicut lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 34% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
The Breakers and 65 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Misquamicut. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi MuseumThe Breakers
31 mi Ancient siteHMS Endeavour
29 mi MuseumMarble House
18 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun Arena
29 mi MuseumThe Elms
8 mi MuseumMystic SeaportPhoto credits
The Breakers: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), Public domain · Marble House: [email protected], Public domain · Mohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Elms: The original uploader was Daderot at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mystic Seaport: Joethon, Public domain
Moving to Misquamicut: who provides what
Misquamicut is unincorporated, so Washington 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 Misquamicut.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Misquamicut has 0.9 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Jobs in Misquamicut grew by 30 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 136. For Misquamicut, the typical journey to work is 32 minutes. The top destinations are Westerly (29%), Providence (6%) and Ledyard (4%). The share of residents in Misquamicut who live below the poverty line: 11%.
| Misquamicut | Rhode Island towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 6.8% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A larger share of adults had a checkup this year in Misquamicut than in most of Rhode Island or the rest of the country
Among adults 18 to 64 in Misquamicut, 3.5% have no health insurance. Of the 39 Rhode Island towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Misquamicut. The town beats the Rhode Island average on 22 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| Misquamicut | Rhode Island towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 34% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 90% | 85% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Misquamicut | RI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.6% | 13.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.7% | 15.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 15.6% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The FEMA risk score in Misquamicut is higher than in the typical Rhode Island or U.S. town
Of the losses FEMA expects in Misquamicut, 54% come from inland flooding and 34% from coastal flooding. 594 flood insurance claims have been paid in the town since 1978. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Misquamicut sell for about $930K
In Misquamicut, 95% of households live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Misquamicut
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Misquamicut
About 2 of every 100 Misquamicut residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Rhode Island.
348 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Misquamicut
Census-designated place in Rhode Island, United States
Misquamicut (MISS-kwahm-eh-kut) is a census-designated place and fire district in southern Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. It is part of the town of Westerly. The population was listed as 434 in the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
Questions about Misquamicut
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Misquamicut, RI a good place to live?
Misquamicut has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.