Best Places02893, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 02893, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
02893 ranks 12,575th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. State finances pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on walkability.
The best neighborhoods in 02893
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.
02893's strengths and weaknesses
Where 02893 ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 86% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 02893 ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,341 a month, better than only 12% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 02893
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 02893 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $83,099, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 02893's effective rate of 1.51%, 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 02893
02893 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 02893.
Who works in 02893, and how
Work in 02893 centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 02893
The coast is about 26 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 02893, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 02893, month by month
02893 sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 02893
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 53 miles away.
The best schools in and around 02893
Schools across 02893 average a C−, better than 27% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Tiogue SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Scott SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Oak Lawn SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Archie R. Cole MsB+ · 48% proficient
- Hope Highlands Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Alan Shawn Feinstein Ms Of CovB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- East Greenwich HighA− · 65% proficient
- Toll Gate High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- West Warwick High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 02893 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
02893 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 02893 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 02893 suits
Families
Schools land around the 27th percentile and crime safety beats 78%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 02893
Is 02893 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 02893 ranks 12,575th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on walkability, big-city access, and cell coverage, and lowest on state finances and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 02893 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $328,819. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $83,099 median income, cost of living beats 55% of zip codes.
Is 02893 safe?
Yes, 02893 is safer than 78% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $173 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 02893?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 23. That works out to about 68 pleasant days a year, more than 20% of zip codes.
Is 02893 good for families?
Schools beat 27% of zip codes, crime safety beats 78%, and childcare runs $1,341 a month.
Compare 02893 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 02893. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 02893 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.
02893 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 02893: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 02893: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 02893: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 02893: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
02893 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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