Best PlacesKent Corner, Riverside, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kent Corner, Riverside, 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.
Kent Corner, Riverside ranks 2,903rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kent Corner, Riverside
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.
Kent Corner, Riverside's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kent Corner, Riverside ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Kent Corner, Riverside ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Kent Corner, Riverside
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kent Corner, Riverside home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $81,113, 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 Kent Corner, Riverside's effective rate of 1.21%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kent Corner, Riverside
Kent Corner, Riverside 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 Kent Corner, Riverside.
Who works in Kent Corner, Riverside, and how
Work in Kent Corner, Riverside centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Kent Corner, Riverside
The coast is about 31 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Kent Corner, Riverside, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Kent Corner, Riverside, month by month
Kent Corner, Riverside sees roughly 65 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 Kent Corner, Riverside
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 45 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kent Corner, Riverside
Schools across Kent Corner, Riverside average a C, better than 51% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Waddington SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Barrington Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Riverside Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Barrington High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
- East Providence HighC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kent Corner, Riverside school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kent Corner, Riverside 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 Kent Corner, Riverside against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Kent Corner, Riverside
Is Kent Corner, Riverside a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kent Corner, Riverside ranks 2,903rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, health care access, and few empty homes, 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 Kent Corner, Riverside expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $357,054. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $81,113 median income, cost of living beats 52% of neighborhoods.
Is Kent Corner, Riverside safe?
Yes, Kent Corner, Riverside is safer than 95% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $150 per resident a year.
Compare Kent Corner, Riverside with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kent Corner, Riverside. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kent Corner, Riverside 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.
Kent Corner, Riverside detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kent Corner, Riverside: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kent Corner, Riverside: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kent Corner, Riverside: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kent Corner, Riverside: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kent Corner, Riverside 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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