Housing data for Melville, RI
Melville, RI has an estimated 1,631 residents and 586 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Newport County.
95.4% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $2,724 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,631 (±464)
- Housing units
- 586 (±162)
- Households that rent
- 95.4%
- Median gross rent
- $2,724
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +27.8%
What stands out in Melville
Households that rent: 95.4% (±7.1 points) in Melville, higher than in Newport County (32.1%).
Households that moved in since 2020: 55.9% (±18.9 points) in Melville, higher than in Newport County (22.7%).
Median gross rent: $2,724 (±$118) in Melville, higher than in Newport County ($1,713).
Working from home: 2.0% (±3.0 points) in Melville, lower than in Newport County (15.7%).
- Renters and owners in Melville
- How long people stay in Melville
- Median rent in Melville
- Commute and cars in Melville
Housing in Melville at a glance
- Median rent: $2,724 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $2,232 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 59.8% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 95.4% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $102,266 median household income
- Types of homes: 5.6% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Bedrooms: 79.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 61.4% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 15.1% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 58.1% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 14.4 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +27.8% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 55.9% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 1.4% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Melville against Newport County, its state and the nation
| Melville | Newport County | Rhode Island | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,631 (±464) | 84,657 (exact) | 1,101,801 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 586 (±162) | 43,663 (±40) | 485,932 (±179) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 95.4% (±7.1 points) | 32.1% (±1.7 points) | 36.4% (±0.6 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $2,724 (±$118) | $1,713 (±$77) | $1,342 (±$19) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $102,266 (±$22,303) | $103,514 (±$4,684) | $87,796 (±$1,209) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | — | $609,700 (±$17,442) | $404,200 (±$4,032) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | — | $5,414 (±$161) | $4,900 (±$36) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 61.4% (±23.7 points) | 68.3% (±3.0 points) | 70.9% (±1.0 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 14.4 minutes (±2.8) | 22.8 minutes (±1.0) | 25.5 minutes (±0.3) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 90.4% (±8.4 points) | 94.1% (±1.1 points) | 91.7% (±0.3 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 28.8 years (±1.8) | 46.9 years (±0.4) | 40.6 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Melville covers 2.1 square miles of land, about 777 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Melville has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,276 (±243) | 1,631 (±464) | +27.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 547 (±113) | 586 (±162) | +7.1% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $2,174 (±$79) | $2,724 (±$118) | +25.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $65,667 (±$30,977) | $102,266 (±$22,303) | +55.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 91.0% (±9.2 points) | 95.4% (±7.1 points) | +4.4 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 12.0% (±8.4 points) | 15.1% (±14.0 points) | +3.1 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Newport County
Melville has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Newport County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Newport County recorded 113 violent and 741 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Melville
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middletown | 2.9 mi | $1,990 | $563,300 | 42.1% |
| Newport East | 3.1 mi | $1,876 | $485,400 | 48.1% |
| Jamestown | 4.5 mi | $1,629 | $842,400 | 14.2% |
| Newport | 5.8 mi | $1,698 | $746,900 | 50.2% |
| Tiverton | 7.0 mi | $1,247 | $411,900 | 19.3% |
| North Kingstown | 7.7 mi | $1,268 | $543,700 | 25.3% |
| Little Compton | 8.1 mi | — | $783,400 | 6.2% |
| Bristol | 8.2 mi | $1,579 | $485,000 | 33.9% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Melville, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,904 | $1,916 | $2,507 | $3,327 | $3,981 |
HUD income limits for Melville, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $28,950 | $48,200 | $75,550 |
| 2 people | $33,050 | $55,100 | $86,350 |
| 3 people | $37,200 | $62,000 | $97,150 |
| 4 people | $41,300 | $68,850 | $107,900 |
| 5 people | $44,650 | $74,400 | $116,550 |
| 6 people | $47,950 | $79,900 | $125,200 |
| 7 people | $51,250 | $85,400 | $133,800 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $90,900 | $142,450 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Newport-Middleton-Portsmouth, RI HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $137,700.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Melville is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside Portsmouth, whose figures include it.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Melville
What is the average rent in Melville, RI?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Melville is $2,724 (±$118) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
Are renters in Melville rent-burdened?
59.8% of renting households in Melville pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Melville?
Melville has an estimated 478 (±150) renting households, 95.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Melville?
The median household income in Melville is $102,266 (±$22,303) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How old are most homes in Melville?
61.4% of homes in Melville, RI were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common way to heat a home in Melville?
Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Melville, used by 58.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Melville growing?
In Melville, the number of residents went from 1,276 in 2015–2019 to 1,631 in 2020–2024 (+27.8%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Melville CDP, Rhode Island
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Melville CDP, Rhode Island
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Melville CDP, Rhode Island
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Melville CDP, Rhode Island
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Melville CDP, Rhode Island
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Melville CDP, Rhode Island
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Melville CDP, Rhode Island
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Newport-Middleton-Portsmouth, RI HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Newport-Middleton-Portsmouth, RI HUD Metro FMR Area
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Melville CDP, Rhode Island (place:45010, in state:44).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .