Best PlacesHappy Hollow, Valley Falls, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Happy Hollow, Valley Falls, 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.
Happy Hollow, Valley Falls ranks 3,595th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. State finances pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on clean air.
The best neighborhoods in Happy Hollow, Valley Falls
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.
Happy Hollow, Valley Falls' strengths and weaknesses
Where Happy Hollow, Valley Falls ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 73% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
Where Happy Hollow, Valley Falls ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Happy Hollow, Valley Falls
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Happy Hollow, Valley Falls home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $74,591, 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 Happy Hollow, Valley Falls' effective rate of 1.18%, 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 Happy Hollow, Valley Falls
Happy Hollow, Valley Falls'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 Happy Hollow, Valley Falls.
Who works in Happy Hollow, Valley Falls, and how
Work in Happy Hollow, Valley Falls centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Happy Hollow, Valley Falls
The coast is about 38 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Happy Hollow, Valley Falls, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Happy Hollow, Valley Falls, month by month
Happy Hollow, Valley Falls sees roughly 72 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 Happy Hollow, Valley Falls
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 37 miles away.
The best schools in and around Happy Hollow, Valley Falls
Schools across Happy Hollow, Valley Falls average a C+, better than 46% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lonsdale ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- B.f. Norton Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lincoln Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Joseph L. Mccourt MsC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Cumberland High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Lincoln Senior High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Blackstone Valley Prep HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Happy Hollow, Valley Falls school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Happy Hollow, Valley Falls 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 Happy Hollow, Valley Falls against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Happy Hollow, Valley Falls
Is Happy Hollow, Valley Falls a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Happy Hollow, Valley Falls ranks 3,595th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, quiet, and tree cover, and lowest on state finances and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Happy Hollow, Valley Falls expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $333,550. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $74,591 median income, cost of living beats 42% of neighborhoods.
Is Happy Hollow, Valley Falls safe?
Yes, Happy Hollow, Valley Falls is safer than 71% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $258 per resident a year.
Compare Happy Hollow, Valley Falls with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Happy Hollow, Valley Falls. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Happy Hollow, Valley Falls 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.
Happy Hollow, Valley Falls detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Happy Hollow, Valley Falls: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Happy Hollow, Valley Falls: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Happy Hollow, Valley Falls: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Happy Hollow, Valley Falls: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Happy Hollow, Valley Falls 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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