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Middletown vs Newport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Rhode Island.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middletown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
Newport has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Middletown | Newport |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 16,832Lowest |
24,874Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Highest RI: +4.3% |
+2%Lowest RI: +4.3% |
| Median age | 43.8±2Highest 8% above RI |
37.2±2Lowest 8% below RI |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±2.7Highest RI: 18.8% |
13.4%±1.9Lowest RI: 18.8% |
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±2.6Highest RI: 18.7% |
22.2%±2.1Lowest RI: 18.7% |
| Middletown and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.4%Lowest RI: 37.7% |
57.9%Highest RI: 37.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±1.6Lowest RI: 8.3% |
12.7%±1.6Highest RI: 8.3% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $101,948±$6kHighest 16% above RI |
$86,313±$4kLowest about the RI average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $563,300±$46kLowest 39% above RI |
$746,900±$44kHighest 85% above RI |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,990±$170Highest 48% above RI |
$1,698±$92Lowest 27% above RI |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,153Highest 26% above RI |
$5,264Lowest 7% above RI |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±6.3Lowest RI: 48% |
54.8%±8.1Highest RI: 48% |
| Newport and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Lowest RI: 11.2% |
16.5%Highest RI: 11.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.9%Highest RI: 63.6% |
49.8%Lowest RI: 63.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Highest 7 yrs newer than RI |
1938Lowest 24 yrs older than RI |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minHighest 22% below RI |
19 minLowest 26% below RI |
| Work from home | 10.9%±2.3Lowest RI: 13% |
18.5%±3.2Highest RI: 13% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #23 of 38 in RI | #34 of 38 in RI |
| School district | Middletown | Newport |
| High school in town | Middletown High School | Rogers High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
10.3Lowest |
| 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.