Westerly, RI vs Newport East, RI

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

MetricWesterly, RINewport East, RI
Population18,41111,069
Median Household Income$95,207$89,028
Median Rent$1,260/mo$1,876/mo
Median Home Value$448,800$485,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)102102
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income45%42.5%
Poverty Rate5.7%11.7%
Unemployment Rate3.6% (county)4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k26109*
Property Crime Rate /100k598650*
Median AQI37—
Good AQI Days /yr302—
Summer Highs79°F77°F
Winter Lows27°F26°F
Snowfall25 in/yr26 in/yr
Avg Commute22.9 min20.5 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher10.312.3
College Degree Rate43.3%42.3%
Foreign-Born %5.9%11.3%
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.