Newport East, RI vs Somerset, MA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricNewport East, RISomerset, MA
Population11,06918,298
Median Household Income$89,028$112,677
Median Rent$1,876/mo$1,271/mo
Median Home Value$485,400$418,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)102102
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income42.5%55.3%
Poverty Rate11.7%4.9%
Unemployment Rate4% (county)5.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k109*218
Property Crime Rate /100k650*447
Median AQI—38
Good AQI Days /yr—306
Summer Highs77°F82°F
Winter Lows26°F21°F
Snowfall26 in/yr26 in/yr
Avg Commute20.5 min31.3 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher12.312.3
College Degree Rate42.3%37.6%
Foreign-Born %11.3%6.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-5.6%+0.4%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Newport East (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.