Wakefield-Peace DaleRI
9,302 residents make their home in this town in Rhode Island.
Is Wakefield-Peace Dale a good place to live?
60% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Wakefield-Peace Dale, against 38% in Rhode Island’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Wakefield-Peace Dale’s density of trails is 1.6 miles per square mile, above both the Rhode Island town median (0.8) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest place to walk is Tri-Pond Park, 129 acres with 2.7 miles of trail. We don’t grade Wakefield-Peace Dale yet; the figures below are still real.
The data
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Wakefield-Peace Dale has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Since 1982, Wakefield-Peace Dale has seen 13 flood insurance claims paid out. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 76% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Wakefield-Peace Dale break down as 76% from inland flooding and 11% from hurricanes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Wakefield-Peace Dale: four seasons and pleasant summers
The midsummer high in Wakefield-Peace Dale is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Open space protected for good: 15.2% of Wakefield-Peace Dale
Count the trails in 5 parks and preserves and they come to 8.2 miles. The parks and preserves spread over 139 acres of Wakefield-Peace Dale.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tri-Pond Park | 2.7 mi | 129 |
| 2. Saugatucket Park | 0.2 mi | 3 |
| 3. Peace Dale Village Green | 0.1 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
About one in three of Wakefield-Peace Dale’s working residents commute to South Kingstown
In Wakefield-Peace Dale, the typical household income is $107,000. Just 15% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are South Kingstown (30%), Providence (9%) and Narragansett (8%). The median commute is under 11 miles.
| Wakefield-Peace Dale | Typical Rhode Island town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $107,000 | $104,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 12% | 7.9% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 14% | 13% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
How healthy Wakefield-Peace Dale is
For adults in Wakefield-Peace Dale, the share who say their health is fair or poor is 14%. Of 32 CDC measures, Wakefield-Peace Dale beats the Rhode Island average on 13 and trails it on 2. 86% of adults locally had a checkup this year; 14% report frequent mental distress.
| Wakefield-Peace Dale | Typical Rhode Island town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 86% | 85% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 25% |
| What stands out | Wakefield-Peace Dale | RI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.9% | 13.1% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.1% | 8.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Wakefield-Peace Dale sells for about $690K at the median
A home in Wakefield-Peace Dale typically sold within 29 days of listing. The share of households in Wakefield-Peace Dale who own their home is 66%. In Wakefield-Peace Dale, 47% of sales closed above the list price.
| Wakefield-Peace Dale | Typical Rhode Island town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,258 a month | $1,368 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Wakefield-Peace Dale
The Breakers and 81 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wakefield-Peace Dale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi MuseumThe Breakers
13 mi Ancient siteHMS Endeavour
10 mi MuseumMarble House
10 mi MuseumThe Elms
25 mi MuseumUSS Massachusetts
10 mi MuseumRosecliffPhoto credits
The Breakers: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), Public domain · Marble House: [email protected], Public domain · The Elms: The original uploader was Daderot at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain · Rosecliff: n ole, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Wakefield-Peace Dale: who provides what
Wakefield-Peace Dale 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.
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Wakefield-Peace Dale
About 7 of every 100 Wakefield-Peace Dale residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Rhode Island.
Wakefield-Peace Dale’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Wakefield-Peace Dale.
| Town | RI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield-Peace Dale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Narragansett Pier | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Narragansett | #8 | A | D− | A | A | A |
| South Kingstown | #13 | A | D | A | B+ | A |
| Kingston | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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