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1 / 30#30. Coventry
- Population: 35,386
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.
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2 / 30#29. Johnston
- Population: 29,550
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3 / 30#28. Hopkinton
- Population: 8,411
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4 / 30#27. West Greenwich
- Population: 6,500
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5 / 30#26. Exeter
- Population: 6,858
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6 / 30#25. Cumberland Hill
- Population: 8,925
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7 / 30#24. North Smithfield
- Population: 12,537
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8 / 30#23. Cumberland
- Population: 36,186
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9 / 30#22. Tiverton
- Population: 16,287
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10 / 30#21. Glocester
- Population: 10,007
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11 / 30#20. East Providence
- Population: 47,171
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12 / 30#19. Smithfield
- Population: 21,855
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13 / 30#18. Cranston
- Population: 82,654
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14 / 30#17. Newport
- Population: 25,322
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15 / 30#16. Lincoln
- Population: 22,415
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16 / 30#15. Charlestown
- Population: 8,012
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17 / 30#14. Portsmouth
- Population: 17,802
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18 / 30#13. East Greenwich
- Population: 13,970
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19 / 30#12. Barrington
- Population: 17,201
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20 / 30#11. Warren
- Population: 11,166
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21 / 30#10. Middletown
- Population: 16,983
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22 / 30#9. Greenville
- Population: 8,955
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23 / 30#8. South Kingstown
- Population: 31,576
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24 / 30#7. Warwick
- Population: 82,666
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25 / 30#6. North Kingstown
- Population: 27,696
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26 / 30#5. Bristol
- Population: 22,305
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27 / 30#4. Narragansett Pier
- Population: 3,265
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28 / 30#3. Westerly
- Population: 23,352
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29 / 30#2. Narragansett
- Population: 14,759
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30 / 30#1. Jamestown
- Population: 5,531
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