What is the median rent in Wakefield-Peace Dale, RI?

Name: Median rent in Wakefield-Peace Dale, RI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Wakefield-Peace Dale, RI is $1,258 (±$164) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,321 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,258 (±$164)
Rented homes: 1,321 (±322)
$2,000 or more: 9.2%

How much rent costs in Wakefield-Peace Dale

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Wakefield-Peace Dale	Washington County	Rhode Island	United States
Less than $500	7.4% (±7.4 points)	10.6%	14.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	17.9% (±9.9 points)	16.6%	14.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	43.1% (±16.4 points)	31.6%	30.7%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	22.4% (±10.8 points)	22.7%	23.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	4.0% (±3.1 points)	9.4%	10.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	4.1% (±5.1 points)	4.5%	3.4%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.1% (±1.4 points)	4.4%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 43.1% of renting households.

9.2% of rented homes in Wakefield-Peace Dale cost $2,000 or more a month.

Wakefield-Peace Dale against Washington County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wakefield-Peace Dale	Washington County	Rhode Island	United States
Median gross rent	$1,258 (±$164)	$1,327 (±$86)	$1,342 (±$19)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,321 (±322)	10,877 (±781)	154,725 (±2,742)	42,849,984

In Wakefield-Peace Dale, median gross rent is not measurably different from Washington County ($1,327).

It is not measurably different from Rhode Island ($1,342).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Washington County, Wakefield-Peace Dale ranks 4 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 11 of 14.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Median gross rent in places near Wakefield-Peace Dale

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wakefield-Peace Dale
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Wakefield-Peace Dale	—	$1,258 (±$164)	—
Narragansett Pier	2.2 mi	$1,649 (±$325)	Higher
Narragansett	3.4 mi	$1,712 (±$234)	Higher
Charlestown (community)	8.1 mi	$1,159 (±$541)	Not measurably different
Jamestown	8.4 mi	$1,629 (±$916)	Not measurably different
North Kingstown	9.1 mi	$1,268 (±$187)	Not measurably different
Richmond	9.4 mi	$1,580 (±$777)	Not measurably different
Newport	9.6 mi	$1,698 (±$92)	Higher
Charlestown	11 mi	$1,374 (±$134)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Narragansett Pier, RI ($1,649), Narragansett, RI ($1,712), Newport, RI ($1,698).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Washington County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Narragansett Pier	$1,649 (±$325)
2	Ashaway	$1,604 (±$705)
3	Westerly (community)	$1,260 (±$132)
4	Wakefield-Peace Dale	$1,258 (±$164)
5	Charlestown (community)	$1,159 (±$541)

Wakefield-Peace Dale is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside South Kingstown, 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 Wakefield-Peace Dale

What is the average rent in Wakefield-Peace Dale, RI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Wakefield-Peace Dale is $1,258 (±$164) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many rentals in Wakefield-Peace Dale cost more than $2,000 a month?

9.2% of rented homes in Wakefield-Peace Dale have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 7.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Wakefield-Peace Dale higher than in Washington County?

In Wakefield-Peace Dale, median gross rent is not measurably different from Washington County ($1,327).

It is not measurably different from Rhode Island ($1,342).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

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 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP, Rhode Island (place:73132, in state:44).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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