Best PlacesChepachet, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Chepachet, 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.
Chepachet ranks 7,683rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Chepachet
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.
Chepachet's strengths and weaknesses
Where Chepachet ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of towns
- TransitBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$116,517 median, better than 92% of towns
Where Chepachet ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,309 a month, better than only 10% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of towns
- Short commute35.0 minutes each way, better than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Chepachet
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chepachet home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $116,517, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Chepachet's effective rate of 1.32%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Chepachet
Chepachet runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Chepachet.
Who works in Chepachet, and how
Work in Chepachet centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Chepachet
Chepachet has more restaurants and bars per resident than 94% of towns. The coast is about 50 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Chepachet and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Chepachet, month by month
Chepachet sees roughly 71 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 Chepachet
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 47 miles away.
The best schools in and around Chepachet
Schools across Chepachet average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fogarty MemorialB · 50% proficient
- West Glocester ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Raymond Laperche SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Smithfield MsB · 47% proficient
- Vincent J. Gallagher MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Ponaganset Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- North Smitfield HsB · 50% proficient
- Ponaganset High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Smithfield High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chepachet school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chepachet 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 Chepachet against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Chepachet
Is Chepachet a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chepachet ranks 7,683rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, transit, and tree cover, 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 Chepachet expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $384,167. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $116,517 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Chepachet safe?
Yes, Chepachet is safer than 79% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $155 per resident a year.
Compare Chepachet with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chepachet. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chepachet 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.
Chepachet detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chepachet: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chepachet: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chepachet: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chepachet: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chepachet 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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