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Harmony vs Smithfield

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (19.8× in Smithfield) and size (22.1× in Smithfield).

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Harmony, RIA small town of 1,006Rhode Island · 1,006 people
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Smithfield, RIKnown for its schoolsProvidence County · 22,233 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

HarmonyA small town of 1,006
Quiet strengthsHarmony doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Harmony →
SmithfieldKnown for its schools
Schools#8 for schools in RIof 38 towns Outdoors#9 most trails in RI36 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 88%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Smithfield →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails19.8×
Smithfield has more miles of trail
Smithfield 35.7 miHarmony 1.8 mi
Size22.1×
Smithfield is the bigger place
Smithfield 22,233Harmony 1,006
Jobs per worker2.8×
Smithfield is more of a job hub
Smithfield 1.41Harmony 0.51
Street grid2.2×
Smithfield has the more walkable street grid
Smithfield 27.8Harmony 12.6
Average commute11 min
Smithfield has the shorter commute
Harmony 35 minSmithfield 25 min
Typical home built22 yrs
Harmony’s homes are older
Smithfield 1976Harmony 1954
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,030 more a month in Smithfield

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Harmony$2,240/mo
Typical home $341K (Census) · tax rate 1.58% · Housing →
Smithfield$3,270/mo
Typical home $526K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.17% · or rent about $1,016/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,030 a month, about $12,300 a year, between Smithfield and Harmony.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Harmony and Smithfield share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

HarmonySmithfieldHarmonySmithfield
Harmony ↔ Smithfield4.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
51 Harmony residents work in Smithfield (8.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Harmony →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Rhode Island ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–HarmonyNot graded A−SmithfieldSafer than 76% of U.S. towns
Schools
–HarmonyNot graded A−SmithfieldBetter than 75% of districts in the state
Health
–HarmonyNot graded ASmithfieldHealthier than 88% of U.S. towns
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
HarmonySmithfield
Snow a year62″42″
January low19°F19°F
July high80°F84°F
Growing season (days)176d179d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)15th28th
Outdoors & history
HarmonySmithfield
Trails2 mi36 mi
Conserved land6.7%10.7%
National Register places—10
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—24
Community
HarmonySmithfield
Library hours a week37 hrs59 hrs
Colleges in town—1
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

HarmonySmithfield
People
Population 1,006Lowest 22,233Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.2%Highest RI: +4.3% +3.2%Lowest RI: +4.3%
Median age 47.2±20Highest 16% above RI 41.8±2.6Lowest about the RI average
Harmony and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.3%±9.4Highest RI: 18.8% 16.9%±2.4Lowest RI: 18.8%
Harmony and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.2%±11.3Lowest RI: 18.7% 21.1%±2.1Highest RI: 18.7%
Smithfield and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.2%Lowest RI: 37.7% 40%Highest RI: 37.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±3.4Lowest RI: 8.3% 16.7%±0.9Highest RI: 8.3%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $120,235±$15kHighest 37% above RI $102,077±$8kLowest 16% above RI
Harmony and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $341,400±$154kLowest 16% below RI $446,400±$12kHighest 10% above RI
Smithfield and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,016±$241 24% below RI
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,403Highest 10% above RI $5,207Lowest 6% above RI
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±81.6Highest RI: 48% 57.1%±17.7Lowest RI: 48%
Harmony and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14%Highest RI: 11.2% 6.2%Lowest RI: 11.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.3%Highest RI: 63.6% 81.6%Lowest RI: 63.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1954Lowest 8 yrs older than RI 1976Highest 14 yrs newer than RI
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 38% above RI 25 minLowest 4% below RI
Work from home 10%±7.3Lowest RI: 13% 14%±3.1Highest RI: 13%
Smithfield and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Lowest 14.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.51Lowest 1.41Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Providence (15%)Providence (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 9% work in SmithfieldFew work in Harmony
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.7%Lowest 10.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miLowest 35.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 12Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 12.6Lowest 27.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#8 of 38 in RI
School district —Smithfield
High school in town —Smithfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.8
Rhode Island average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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