Best Places02876, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 02876, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
02876 ranks 5,682nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 02876
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
02876's strengths and weaknesses
Where 02876 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Household income$123,409 median, better than 91% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 02876 ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,309 a month, better than only 15% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 02876
A household needs to earn about $134,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 02876 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $123,409; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 02876's effective rate of 0.98%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 02876
02876's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 02876.
Who works in 02876, and how
Work in 02876 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in 02876
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 02876.
What the weather is like in 02876, month by month
02876 sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 02876
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 39 miles away.
The best schools in and around 02876
Schools across 02876 average a B+, better than 70% of zip codes.
Top middle schools
- North Smithfield MsB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- North Smitfield HsB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 02876 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
02876 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 02876 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 02876
Is 02876 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 02876 ranks 5,682nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, high incomes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on state finances and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 02876 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $501,189. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $123,409 median income, cost of living beats 90% of zip codes.
Is 02876 safe?
Yes, 02876 is safer than 73% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $184 per resident a year.
Compare 02876 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 02876. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 02876 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
02876 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 02876: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 02876: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 02876: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 02876: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
02876 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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