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Best places to retire in Rhode Island
A growing percentage of the working-age population has been retiring each year since the Great Recession—a trend that has only sped up in the years since the pandemic began, according to a recent Congressional Research Service analysis. And as members of the boomer generation move solidly into their golden years, they're looking for a place to live out a longer retirement than previous generations have enjoyed.
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to retire in Rhode Island using data from Niche.
#30. Coventry
- Population: 35,386
#29. Johnston
- Population: 29,550
#28. Hopkinton
- Population: 8,411
#27. West Greenwich
- Population: 6,500
#26. Exeter
- Population: 6,858
#25. Cumberland Hill
- Population: 8,925
#24. North Smithfield
- Population: 12,537
#23. Cumberland
- Population: 36,186
#22. Tiverton
- Population: 16,287
#21. Glocester
- Population: 10,007
#20. East Providence
- Population: 47,171
#19. Smithfield
- Population: 21,855
#18. Cranston
- Population: 82,654
#17. Newport
- Population: 25,322
#16. Lincoln
- Population: 22,415
#15. Charlestown
- Population: 8,012
#14. Portsmouth
- Population: 17,802
#13. East Greenwich
- Population: 13,970
#12. Barrington
- Population: 17,201
#11. Warren
- Population: 11,166
#10. Middletown
- Population: 16,983
#9. Greenville
- Population: 8,955
#8. South Kingstown
- Population: 31,576
#7. Warwick
- Population: 82,666
#6. North Kingstown
- Population: 27,696
#5. Bristol
- Population: 22,305
#4. Narragansett Pier
- Population: 3,265
#3. Westerly
- Population: 23,352
#2. Narragansett
- Population: 14,759
#1. Jamestown
- Population: 5,531
