WeekapaugRI
With 541 residents, this town was settled in 1899.
Is Weekapaug a good place to live?
66% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Weekapaug, above both the Rhode Island town median (38%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Of the 39 Rhode Island towns we compare, none has a higher average trip to work than Weekapaug. Weekapaug has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Weekapaug 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 73 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Weekapaug. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi MuseumThe Breakers
28 mi Ancient siteHMS Endeavour
25 mi MuseumMarble House
20 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun Arena
25 mi MuseumThe Elms
25 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 · Mohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Elms: The original uploader was Daderot at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rosecliff: n ole, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Weekapaug: who provides what
Weekapaug 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 Weekapaug.
Weekapaug stands out in Rhode Island and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
Weekapaug: 5.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Jobs in the town fell by 45 from 2013 to 2023, to 60. The middle household income for Weekapaug comes to $138,000. The median commute is under 16 miles.
| Weekapaug | Rhode Island towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $138,000 | $104,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 12% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 6.8% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Weekapaug brings four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 23° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Rhode Island and the rest of the country, fewer of Weekapaug’s adults feel lonely
Among 39 Rhode Island towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who worry about having enough food than Weekapaug. For adults in the town, the share who report frequent mental distress is 11%. This Rhode Island town does better than the Rhode Island average on 21 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 5.
| Weekapaug | Rhode Island towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 34% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 89% | 85% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 36% |
| What stands out | Weekapaug | RI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.1% | 13.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.1% | 15.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.6% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Weekapaug, mostly inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 55% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 54% of Weekapaug’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 34% to coastal flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Weekapaug sells for about $3.3M
Among households in Weekapaug, 96% own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Weekapaug
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Weekapaug; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Weekapaug residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Rhode Island.
541 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Weekapaug
Census-designated place in Rhode Island, United States
Weekapaug () is a census-designated place in southern Washington County, Rhode Island, United States, part of the town of Westerly. As of the 2020 census, Weekapaug had a population of 467.
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- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
Questions about Weekapaug
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Weekapaug, RI a good place to live?
Weekapaug has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.