Best PlacesSlatersville, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Slatersville, 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.
Slatersville ranks 4,777th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Slatersville
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.
Slatersville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Slatersville ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$132,663 median, better than 95% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of towns
Where Slatersville ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,309 a month, better than only 10% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Slatersville
A household needs to earn about $118,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Slatersville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $132,663, 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 Slatersville's effective rate of 1.15%, 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 Slatersville
Slatersville'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 Slatersville.
Who works in Slatersville, and how
Work in Slatersville centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Slatersville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Slatersville.
What the weather is like in Slatersville, month by month
Slatersville 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 Slatersville
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 40 miles away.
The best schools in and around Slatersville
Schools across Slatersville average a C, better than 37% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Steere Farm Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Smithfield MsB · 47% proficient
- Burrillville Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- North Smitfield HsB · 50% proficient
- Burrillville High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Slatersville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Slatersville 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 Slatersville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Slatersville
Is Slatersville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Slatersville ranks 4,777th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, high incomes, and low crime, and lowest on state finances and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Slatersville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $430,660. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $132,663 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is Slatersville safe?
Yes, Slatersville is safer than 95% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $115 per resident a year.
Compare Slatersville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Slatersville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Slatersville 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.
Slatersville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Slatersville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Slatersville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Slatersville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Slatersville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Slatersville 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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