Rhode Island places ranked by rent burden
34 places in Rhode Island have a reliable estimate of rent burden (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Highest figures: Exeter (91.0%), Foster (65.8%), Narragansett (65.8%).
Lowest figure: Tiverton (31.4%).
The figure for Rhode Island as a whole is 47.9% (±1.4 points).
Figures last updated on .
- Figure for Rhode Island as a whole
- 47.9% (±1.4 points)
- Places ranked
- 34
Rhode Island places ranked by rent burden
Unincorporated communities ranked by rent burden
| Rank | Place | County | Renters paying 30% or more of income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chepachet | Providence County | 91.6% (±39.0 points) |
| 2 | Cumberland Hill | Providence County | 74.0% (±22.2 points) |
| 3 | Greenville | Providence County | 70.1% (±16.9 points) |
| 4 | Melville | Newport County | 59.8% (±24.9 points) |
| 5 | Narragansett Pier | Washington County | 59.3% (±16.7 points) |
| 6 | Valley Falls | Providence County | 46.4% (±19.5 points) |
| 7 | Westerly (community) | Washington County | 46.2% (±12.0 points) |
| 8 | Newport East | Newport County | 45.5% (±8.6 points) |
| 9 | Wakefield-Peace Dale | Washington County | 43.5% (±14.1 points) |
| 10 | Tiverton (community) | Newport County | 31.7% (±13.8 points) |
Unincorporated communities inside a town or township are ranked only against each other, because the town’s figures include them.
How this ranking is built
A place is included when its own page for this figure is published as reliable: a coefficient of variation of 30% or less and enough surveyed homes.
34 places qualify; the rest are on their own pages with their margins, but not ranked here.
The ranking orders the estimates alone: where two places’ margins of error overlap, their ranks may not truly differ, and places at the same published figure share a rank.
A median published as a bound (“$3,500 or more”) is placed at the bound; its true place may be higher.
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Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Rhode Island
Which place in Rhode Island has the highest rent burden?
Exeter has the highest, 91.0% (±20.5 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Which place in Rhode Island has the lowest rent burden?
Tiverton has the lowest, 31.4% (±10.4 points).
What is the rent burden in Rhode Island?
The figure for Rhode Island as a whole is 47.9% (±1.4 points).
Sources
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; each place’s own table is linked from its page
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Rhode Island
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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 .