Guest, Sign inJoin
East Greenwich DowntownEast Greenwich, #1 on this list · Photo: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger) · Public domain
Rhode Island rankings · Income

Towns with the highest incomes in Rhode Island

East Greenwich has the highest median household income of Rhode Island’s 38 towns of 2,500+: $177,090 a year (Census ACS 2020–2024). The typical town here is at $103,884; 22 of the 38 top $100,000.

Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024: median household income. Each figure is an estimate with a margin of error (in the row); towns whose ranges overlap may not truly differ. The survey reports incomes over $250,000 only as “$250,000+”. A described list: no letters. How grades work

#1

East Greenwich

Kent County · 14,790 people
$177,090

Median household income·±$23,673 margin·4.7% in poverty

#2

Barrington

Bristol County · 16,961 people
$153,198

Median household income·±$9,179 margin·4.5% in poverty

#3

Jamestown

Newport County · 5,480 people
$140,625

Median household income·±$42,154 margin·3.5% in poverty

All 38 towns

Median household income, highest first.

38 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownMedian household incomeMargin (±)In poverty
1East GreenwichKent County · 14,790 people$177,090$23,6734.7%of residents
2BarringtonBristol County · 16,961 people$153,198$9,1794.5%of residents
3JamestownNewport County · 5,480 people$140,625$42,1543.5%of residents
4West GreenwichKent County · 6,750 people$135,625$17,4062.3%of residents
5Little ComptonNewport County · 3,535 people$134,750$36,3262.9%of residents
6North KingstownWashington County · 27,885 people$126,293$14,1086.1%of residents
7RichmondWashington County · 8,128 people$124,653$26,7203.2%of residents
8BurrillvilleProvidence County · 16,927 people$119,813$15,8986.5%of residents
9CumberlandProvidence County · 37,615 people$117,522$8,2463.9%of residents
10PortsmouthNewport County · 17,474 people$117,467$9,4854.9%of residents
11FosterProvidence County · 4,628 people$113,646$18,1174.7%of residents
12GlocesterProvidence County · 10,612 people$113,508$7,2664.8%of residents
13ScituateProvidence County · 10,767 people$112,315$23,2805.0%of residents
14ExeterWashington County · 6,540 people$111,250$29,72712.8%of residents
15CharlestownWashington County · 8,002 people$109,404$9,8174.2%of residents
16South KingstownWashington County · 32,009 people$108,960$9,7508.9%of residents
17North SmithfieldProvidence County · 12,990 people$108,866$12,3024.8%of residents
18TivertonNewport County · 15,809 people$106,036$10,0544.4%of residents
19LincolnProvidence County · 23,713 people$104,821$14,6047.4%of residents
20CoventryKent County · 36,281 people$102,946$7,8517.4%of residents
21SmithfieldProvidence County · 22,625 people$102,077$8,0746.2%of residents
22MiddletownNewport County · 16,502 people$101,948$6,2608.5%of residents
23WesterlyWashington County · 23,139 people$98,875$5,4505.2%of residents
24BristolBristol County · 21,970 people$97,764$8,1886.5%of residents
25HopkintonWashington County · 8,393 people$97,172$12,3277.0%of residents
26NarragansettWashington County · 14,291 people$95,721$7,25619.0%of residents
27JohnstonProvidence County · 30,494 people$91,866$6,2267.9%of residents
28WarrenBristol County · 11,070 people$90,729$12,0119.7%of residents
29CranstonProvidence County · 84,647 people$90,206$4,06810.2%of residents
30WarwickKent County · 84,187 people$88,708$5,7307.6%of residents
31NewportNewport County · 24,251 people$86,313$4,01216.5%of residents
32North ProvidenceProvidence County · 34,833 people$83,756$6,4689.3%of residents
33West WarwickKent County · 31,487 people$77,608$6,7279.6%of residents
34East ProvidenceProvidence County · 48,249 people$75,912$8,06010.1%of residents
35PawtucketProvidence County · 77,065 people$68,310$4,47513.3%of residents
36ProvidenceProvidence County · 195,310 people$68,119$2,67820.7%of residents
37WoonsocketProvidence County · 44,580 people$61,059$5,29918.7%of residents
38Central FallsProvidence County · 23,124 people$49,285$8,16024.6%of residents
Quick answers

Questions people ask

Which Rhode Island town has the highest income?

East Greenwich (Kent County): its median household income is $177,090 (±$23,673). Barrington ($153,198) and Jamestown ($140,625) follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By median household income in the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), highest first. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T), including every town at the survey’s $250,000+ ceiling. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers the towns of 2,500+ that TownRatings grades with an ACS income figure (38 in Rhode Island). Smaller towns show their income on their own page. Every town is on the Rhode Island page.

Go deeper

More Rhode Island lists

Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.

All Rhode Island rankings →
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 winters38 towns · #1 Narragansett and NewportDescribed, no lettersTowns with the hottest summers38 towns · #1 WoonsocketDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers38 towns · #1 Charlestown and 2 moreDescribed, 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
Other states

Highest incomes in other states

ALAKAZARCACOCTDEFLGAHIIDILINIAKSKYLAMEMDMAMIMNMSMOMTNENVNHNJNMNYNCNDOHOKORPARISCSDTNTXUTVTVAWAWVWIWY