Best PlacesEast Greenwich, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Greenwich, 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.
East Greenwich ranks 1,559th 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 East Greenwich
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.
East Greenwich's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Greenwich ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$159,087 median, better than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of towns
- TransitBetter than 96% of towns
Where East Greenwich ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 6% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,341 a month, better than only 8% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East Greenwich
A household needs to earn about $170,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Greenwich home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $159,087; 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 East Greenwich's effective rate of 1.47%, 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 East Greenwich
East Greenwich runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for East Greenwich.
Who works in East Greenwich, and how
Work in East Greenwich centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in East Greenwich
East Greenwich has more restaurants and bars per resident than 86% of towns and more parkland per resident than 93% of towns. The coast is about 22 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of East Greenwich and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Greenwich, month by month
East Greenwich sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 35° | 29° |
| April | 57° | 51° | 45° |
| July | 83° | 78° | 72° |
| October | 64° | 60° | 53° |
Flying in and out of East Greenwich
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 55 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Greenwich
Schools across East Greenwich average a B, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- George Hanaford SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- James H. Eldredge SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Tiogue SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Archie R. Cole MsB+ · 48% proficient
- Alan Shawn Feinstein Ms Of CovB− · 39% proficient
- Winman Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- East Greenwich HighA− · 65% proficient
- Toll Gate High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Coventry High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Greenwich school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Greenwich 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 East Greenwich against the other 50,332 towns.
Who East Greenwich suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 97% of towns, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 21% already work from home.
Common questions about living in East Greenwich
Is East Greenwich a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Greenwich ranks 1,559th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, an educated workforce, and high incomes, and lowest on state finances and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Greenwich expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $597,445. The overall cost of living runs about 13% above the national average. Set against a $159,087 median income, cost of living beats 97% of towns.
Is East Greenwich safe?
Yes, East Greenwich is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $132 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in East Greenwich?
July highs average about 83 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 29. That works out to about 76 pleasant days a year, more than 39% of towns.
Is East Greenwich good for families?
Schools beat 73% of towns, crime safety beats 92%, and childcare runs $1,341 a month.
Compare East Greenwich with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Greenwich. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Greenwich 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.
East Greenwich detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Greenwich: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Greenwich: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Greenwich: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Greenwich: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Greenwich 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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