Providence, the state capital · Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Rhode Island rankings · 2026
Rankings in Rhode Island
20 lists rank Rhode Island’s towns of 2,500+ (38 with an overall grade); East Greenwich leads the overall list with an A+.
Graded lists sort on the same grades every town page shows; described lists (climate, income, property taxes, libraries) carry no letters. How grades work
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Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.
Best places to live38 towns · #1 East GreenwichMost affordable towns38 towns · #1 BurrillvilleSafest towns36 towns · #1 GlocesterTowns with the best schools38 towns · #1 JamestownHealthiest towns38 towns · #1 BarringtonBest towns for jobs & income38 towns · #1 BarringtonMost walkable towns38 towns · #1 NewportTowns with the lowest natural-hazard risk38 towns · #1 JamestownBest towns for the outdoors38 towns · #1 CumberlandMost historic towns38 towns · #1 NewportTowns with the most civic life38 towns · #1 Little ComptonTowns with the least snow38 towns · #1 WesterlyDescribed, no lettersSnowiest towns38 towns · #1 CoventryDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters46 towns · #1 Narragansett and NewportDescribed, no lettersTowns with the hottest summers46 towns · #1 Valley FallsDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers46 towns · #1 Charlestown and 2 moreDescribed, no lettersTowns with the highest incomes38 towns · #1 East GreenwichDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest property taxes37 towns · #1 CharlestownDescribed, no lettersFastest-growing towns38 towns · #1 GlocesterDescribed, no lettersTowns with the most-used libraries29 towns · #1 WesterlyDescribed, no letters
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The Rhode Island page links every graded town with its letter and state rank, plus the smaller places. National lists: rankings across America.
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