Ranked for Great Weather
Best Places to Live in Rhode Island for Great Weather
Dry, sunny, and comfortable year-round Ranked by how well each place fits the Great Weather profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 7 places
- #1ProvidencePopulation 189,715 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #2WarwickPopulation 82,783 · solid overall livability29% match
- #3CranstonPopulation 82,691 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #4PawtucketPopulation 75,176 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #5East ProvidencePopulation 47,012 · solid overall livability29% match
- #6WoonsocketPopulation 43,029 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #7NewportPopulation 25,087 · solid overall livability29% match
Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.
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