Newport East, RI vs Westerly, RI

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

MetricNewport East, RIWesterly, RI
Population11,06918,411
Median Household Income$89,028$95,207
Median Rent$1,876/mo$1,260/mo
Median Home Value$485,400$448,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)102102
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income42.5%45%
Poverty Rate11.7%5.7%
Unemployment Rate4% (county)3.6% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k109*26
Property Crime Rate /100k650*598
Median AQI—37
Good AQI Days /yr—302
Summer Highs77°F79°F
Winter Lows26°F27°F
Snowfall26 in/yr25 in/yr
Avg Commute20.5 min22.9 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher12.310.3
College Degree Rate42.3%43.3%
Foreign-Born %11.3%5.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-5.6%+5.6%

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.