Best PlacesHopkins Hollow, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hopkins Hollow, 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.
Hopkins Hollow ranks 4,564th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on high incomes by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hopkins Hollow
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.
Hopkins Hollow's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hopkins Hollow ranks high
- Household income$150,474 median, better than 97% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
Where Hopkins Hollow ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,341 a month, better than only 8% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hopkins Hollow
A household needs to earn about $154,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hopkins Hollow home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $150,474; 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 Hopkins Hollow's effective rate of 1.17%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Hopkins Hollow
Hopkins Hollow's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hopkins Hollow.
Who works in Hopkins Hollow, and how
Work in Hopkins Hollow centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Hopkins Hollow
The coast is about 38 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Hopkins Hollow, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hopkins Hollow, month by month
Hopkins Hollow sees roughly 98 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 56° | 47° | 38° |
| July | 82° | 73° | 65° |
| October | 64° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Hopkins Hollow
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 53 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hopkins Hollow
Schools across Hopkins Hollow average a C+, better than 53% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Voluntown Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Metcalf SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Western Coventry SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Exeter-west Greenwich Reg. Jr.C · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Exeter-west Greenwich RegionalC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hopkins Hollow school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hopkins Hollow 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 Hopkins Hollow against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hopkins Hollow
Is Hopkins Hollow a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hopkins Hollow ranks 4,564th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on high incomes, heat safety, and health care access, and lowest on state finances and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hopkins Hollow expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $561,980. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $150,474 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Hopkins Hollow safe?
Yes, Hopkins Hollow is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $125 per resident a year.
Compare Hopkins Hollow with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hopkins Hollow. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hopkins Hollow 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.
Hopkins Hollow detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hopkins Hollow: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hopkins Hollow: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hopkins Hollow: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hopkins Hollow: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hopkins Hollow 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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