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Melville vs Middletown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Rhode Island.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Melville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+21.9%).
Middletown has the most homeowners (57.9%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Melville | Middletown |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,631Lowest |
16,832Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +21.9%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+5.7%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 28.8±1.8Lowest 29% below RI |
43.8±2Highest 8% above RI |
| Kids under 18 | 31.6%±5.3Highest RI: 18.8% |
19%±2.7Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Age 65+ | 1%±3.2Lowest RI: 18.7% |
22.3%±2.6Highest RI: 18.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.5%Highest RI: 37.7% |
47.4%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 23.1%±8.2Highest RI: 8.3% |
6.9%±1.6Lowest RI: 8.3% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $102,266±$22kHighest 16% above RI |
$101,948±$6kLowest 16% above RI |
| Melville and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $563,300±$46k 39% above RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,724±$118Highest 103% above RI |
$1,990±$170Lowest 48% above RI |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $6,153 26% above RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.8%±20.7Highest RI: 48% |
46.9%±6.3Lowest RI: 48% |
| Melville and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 1.6%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
8.5%Highest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 4.6%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
57.9%Highest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 14 yrs newer than RI |
1969Lowest 7 yrs newer than RI |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 44% below RI |
20 minHighest 22% below RI |
| Work from home | 2%±2.7Lowest RI: 13% |
10.9%±2.3Highest RI: 13% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #23 of 38 in RI |
| School district | — | Middletown |
| High school in town | — | Middletown High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
RI average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.