Living in Newport, RI
Beach town in Rhode Island
Newport is a beach town in Rhode Island, home to about 25,000 people, with 850,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Newport a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Mild summers: highs around 76°F
- Easy flying: PVD is 18 mi away
- Dog-friendly: 7 dog parks within 9 mi
- Great outdoors: coast or a lake close by
👎 Cons
- Pricey housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $1.01M, and rent is $3,130 a month
- Cloudier than most places
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Key facts
Living in Newport: common questions
What is the cost of living in Newport?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $1.01M, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $3,130 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are close to the US average (index 102, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Newport?
Rhode Island collects about $1,669 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.79% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Newport safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.7× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Newport?
Newport has cold winters: winter days average around 41°F and summer days around 76°F, with roughly 26″ of snow a year.
Does Newport get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and hurricanes: 8 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.11 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Newport?
The nearest major airport is PVD, about 18 mi away.
How Newport scores
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