Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. West Greenwich grades A− overall, 21st of 38 graded towns in Rhode Island. It reports less crime per resident than 92% of U.S. towns and it is healthier than 80% of U.S. towns. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $570K, 6.6 years of the Providence metro’s $87K median household income. West Greenwich’s median rent is $2,414 a month, against $1,366 a month in Rhode Island’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 3 of Rhode Island’s 39 towns do worse. The biggest place to walk is Arcadia Management Area, 3,497 acres with 22.4 miles of trail.
Where West Greenwich beats most towns.
| Widest gap | West Greenwich | RI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.5% | 14.2% |
50.8% of the town is conserved land, across 7 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Rhode Island), ordered by how far West Greenwich is from typical.
Its grades run from A for safety (better than 92% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 2%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,054 in 1790, a low of 367 in 1920, 6,528 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1973 and 4 maps from 1890 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Greenwich. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi MuseumThe Breakers
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
Big draw30 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
16 mi Ancient siteHMS Endeavour
26 mi MuseumUSS Massachusetts
22 mi MuseumMarble HouseThe Breakers: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), Public domain · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain · Marble House: [email protected], Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in West Greenwich, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in West Greenwich.
West Greenwich has less tooth loss than most of Rhode Island, keeps more of its land conserved than most of Rhode Island and is safe by national standards but not by Rhode Island’s.
Its 16,591 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in any other Rhode Island town.
The trail density in West Greenwich is 3.5 miles per square mile. 178 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. More trails than any other town in Rhode Island.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Arcadia Management Area | 22.4 mi | 3,497 |
| 2. Queen River Preserve | 0.4 mi | 256 |
| 3. Fisherville Brook Preserve | — | 243 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A− for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $570K.
Its public schools are run by the Exeter-West Greenwich school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Exeter-West Greenwich Regional, with 452 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter-West Greenwich Reg. Jr.Largest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 256 | B+ |
| Exeter-West Greenwich RegionalLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 452 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within RI on state tests and graduation
At 5.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 80% of Rhode Island’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 4 reported in 2025, 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
West Greenwich’s property crime rate is 2.4 per 1,000 residents.
| West Greenwich | Rhode Island towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.4 per 1,000 residents | 5.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 0.6 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities. Since 2010, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in West Greenwich.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its widest gap with Rhode Island is tooth loss: 4.5% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.2% statewide. Within Rhode Island it is less healthy than 57% of the 38 graded towns: Rhode Island sets a high bar.
86% of West Greenwich adults had a checkup this year. West Greenwich beats the Rhode Island average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 8.9% of West Greenwich adults worry about having enough food.
| West Greenwich | Rhode Island towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 86% | 85% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 11% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 29% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| What stands out | West Greenwich | RI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.5% | 14.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.9% | 15.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
West Greenwich has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 20° and about 35 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
West Greenwich has about as many jobs (3,027) as working residents, but only 231 people both live and work here.
Of the 38 Rhode Island towns we compare, none has a lower share of residents below the poverty line than West Greenwich. Most working residents leave West Greenwich for work: only 7% work in town. Among 38 Rhode Island towns, just 3 have a higher median household income than West Greenwich.
| West Greenwich | Rhode Island towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $136,000 | $103,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.3% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.2% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
87% of households own their home in West Greenwich. The typical West Greenwich home is worth about $570,000, about the same as a year ago, 12% above the Rhode Island typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The median household earns $135,625, against $87,796 across Rhode Island, one input to its A− for jobs and income.
Adults 18 to 34 are 19% of residents (24% statewide). West Greenwich has grown 3.4% since 2020, to 6,750 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Rhode Island.
| West Greenwich | Rhode Island towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 20% | 18% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 40% | 29% |
| Median age | 43 years | 44 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 21% | 18% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.2 points. Across Rhode Island, 50.9% of residents are women.
| West Greenwich | RI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.4% | 10% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.1% | 8.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.1% | 10% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.3% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.6% | 13.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.7% | 11% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.5% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.2% | 10.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.2% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.9% | 17.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.9% | 8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.1% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.6% | 15.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
3 within 15 miles of the center of West Greenwich
About 3 of every 100 West Greenwich residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Rhode Island.
2 places in West Greenwich on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Rhode Island, United States
West Greenwich is a town in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 6,528 at the 2020 census. West Greenwich was named for the historic town of Greenwich, Kent, England. It was separated from East Greenwich in 1741. Students go to Exeter-West Greenwich Regional School District in West Greenwich.
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4 towns share a border with West Greenwich.
Coventry next door grades lower for schools (B− to West Greenwich’s A−) and higher for cost of living (C to D−).
| Town | RI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Greenwich | #21 | A− | D− | A | A− | A− |
| Coventry | #27 | B | C | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Exeter | #18 | A− | D | — | A− | A |
| East Greenwich | #1 | A+ | C | A− | A | A |
Exeter reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare West Greenwich with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. West Greenwich grades A− overall, better than 77% of U.S. towns and #21 of 38 in Rhode Island. It grades A− for health, A for safety and A− for schools, and has the most trail per square mile in the state. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
2 notable people were born here, including Charles Tillinghast James and Pardon E. Tillinghast.
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