The Town Files

The 10 Quietest Small Towns in Rhode Island

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 16 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Rhode Island. #1 is Little Compton, RI.

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 10 Quietest Small Towns in Rhode Island1. Little Compton97th pct2. Jamestown95th pct3. West Greenwich88th pct4. Foster86th pct5. Glocester81st pct6. Charlestown79th pct7. Richmond76th pct8. Hopkinton71st pct9. Exeter67th pct10. Greenville64th pct
  1. 10Greenville, Rhode Island

    Quieter than 64% of Rhode Island towns

    9,061 people · Providence County · median home $434,700 · income $97,234 · Jan low 19°F · 42 in snow

  2. 9Exeter, Rhode Island

    Quieter than 67% of Rhode Island towns

    6,460 people · Washington County · median home $509,200 · income $111,250 · Jan low 21°F · 35 in snow

  3. 8Hopkinton, Rhode Island

    Quieter than 71% of Rhode Island towns

    8,398 people · Washington County · median home $404,300 · income $97,172 · Jan low 25°F · 33 in snow

  4. 7Richmond, Rhode Island

    Quieter than 76% of Rhode Island towns

    8,020 people · Washington County · median home $435,800 · income $124,653 · Jan low 21°F · 35 in snow

  5. 6Charlestown, Rhode Island

    Quieter than 79% of Rhode Island towns

    7,997 people · Washington County · median home $525,500 · income $109,404 · Jan low 25°F · 32 in snow

  6. 5Glocester, Rhode Island

    Quieter than 81% of Rhode Island towns

    9,974 people · Providence County · median home $396,500 · income $113,508 · Jan low 19°F · 62 in snow

  7. 4Foster, Rhode Island

    Quieter than 86% of Rhode Island towns

    4,469 people · Providence County · median home $425,300 · income $113,646 · Jan low 19°F · 62 in snow

  8. 3West Greenwich, Rhode Island

    Quieter than 88% of Rhode Island towns

    6,528 people · Kent County · median home $535,400 · income $135,625 · Jan low 18°F · 40 in snow

  9. 2Jamestown, Rhode Island

    Quieter than 95% of Rhode Island towns

    5,559 people · Newport County · median home $842,400 · income $140,625 · Jan low 24°F · 26 in snow

  10. 1Little Compton, Rhode Island

    Quieter than 97% of Rhode Island towns

    3,616 people · Newport County · median home $783,400 · income $134,750 · Jan low 24°F · 38 in snow

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, Rhode Island towns0255075100$311K$446K$581K$716K$851KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 10 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in Rhode Island.

Same ranking, other places

Methodology. We ranked 16 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Rhode Island (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: