WyomingRI
A town of 320, settled in 1855.
Is Wyoming a good place to live?
Wyoming’s median age is 66.8 years, where Rhode Island’s towns sit at 43.9 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. No town among the 39 in Rhode Island we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Wyoming. Wyoming has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Wyoming stand out
Where Wyoming beats most towns.
320 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The Breakers and 90 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wyoming. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi MuseumThe Breakers
Big draw37 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
19 mi Ancient siteHMS Endeavour
30 mi MuseumUSS Massachusetts
20 mi MuseumMarble House
20 mi MuseumThe ElmsPhoto credits
The Breakers: UpstateNYer, 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 · The Elms: The original uploader was Daderot at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Wyoming: who provides what
Wyoming 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 Wyoming.
With 2.0 jobs for every working resident, Wyoming draws in 399 commuters
Most working residents leave Wyoming for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Wyoming fell to 407 in 2023, 58 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Providence (14%), South Kingstown (12%) and Richmond (10%).
| Wyoming | Rhode Island towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 12% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Wyoming
Wyoming 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.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Wyoming faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of adults in Wyoming get no exercise outside work than in the typical Rhode Island or U.S. town
16% of Wyoming adults get no exercise outside work, below both Rhode Island’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (25%). 19% of adults binge drink in Wyoming. Of the 39 Rhode Island towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Wyoming.
| Wyoming | Rhode Island towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 22% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Wyoming | RI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.3% | 14.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.8% | 15.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Wyoming
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Wyoming
About 0 of every 100 Wyoming residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Rhode Island.
Every workday, about 399 people come to Wyoming for work
Where Wyoming’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wyoming
Census-designated place in Rhode Island, United States
Wyoming is a village and census-designated place on the Wood River in southern Rhode Island, United States, primarily in the town of Richmond, but extending north across the river (which defines the town line) into the town of Hopkinton. As of the 2020 census, Wyoming had a population of 415. It is the site of the Wyoming Village Historic District and a post office, assigned ZIP code 02898.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- ZIP code
- 02898
Questions about Wyoming
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wyoming, RI a good place to live?
Wyoming has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.