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About Barrington
Town in Rhode Island, United StatesBarrington is a suburban, residential town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States, approximately 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Providence. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 17,153. Barrington was founded by Congregationalist separatists from Swansea, Massachusetts, and incorporated in 1717. It was ceded from Massachusetts to Rhode Island and merged into Warren in 1747, and in 1770 made into a separate town by the Rhode Island legislature. It was a sparsely developed, agricultural community until the arrival of brickmaking companies in the 1850s, which employed large numbers of French-Canadians and Italians. The construction of a railroad to Providence in 1855 fu…
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Housing in Barrington
The typical Barrington home is worth about $803,000, up 3.4% in a year, 57% above the Rhode Island typical home.
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Safety in Barrington
Safety Grade A
Barrington reports less crime per resident than 87% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Rhode Island has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Barrington sits closer to the middle.
Schools in Barrington
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The public schools Barrington’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 96% of Rhode Island’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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