Scituate makes Rhode Island’s top 10 on 3 lists
Scituate is ranked on 34 lists against the 38 Rhode Island towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 3.
More snow than 100% of Rhode Island
Not better or worse, just Scituate’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Scituate does best on
Each list ranks every RI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Scituate marked.
1 spot from the top 3 for conserved land
Lists where Scituate sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Scituate lands in the top half on 8 of 21 lists
Each dot is Scituate’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in RI, the right end is last. Areas where Scituate does best come first.
Scituate out-ranks 3 of its 5 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Scituate lands in every RI ranking
40 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Barrington · 98 / 100
#21
Lowest obesity#1 Barrington · 25%
#23
Fewest smokers#1 Jamestown · 7%
#17
Most active#1 Barrington · 16%
#19
Fewest uninsured#1 Jamestown · 3%
#9
Lowest depression#1 Jamestown · 21%
#21
Closest to a top hospital#1 Providence · 0.0 mi
#30 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 West Greenwich · 50.8%
#4
Most trails#1 West Greenwich · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#37
Most walkable#1 Pawtucket · 212 / sq mi
#34 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Charlestown · 33%
#37
Most new homes#1 Little Compton · 3.6 per 1,000
#19
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Newport · +83.2%
#24
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Central Falls · 213.8 per home
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Woonsocket · 3.5 yrs
#21
Cheapest rent#1 Smithfield · $1,016/mo
#27
Lowest property tax#1 Charlestown · $3,365/yr
#25
Rent easiest to afford#1 Tiverton · 31.4%
People
Most educated#1 Barrington · 73%
#26
Youngest#1 Central Falls · 32.5
#32
Oldest#1 Little Compton · 60.3
#7
Most residents 65+#1 Little Compton · 39.5%
#8
Most kids#1 Barrington · 26.5%
#28 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Newport · 18.9 min
#33 Climate
Snowiest#1 Coventry · 62 in
#1
Least snow#1 Westerly · 25 in
#35
Mildest winters#1 Newport · 23.9°
#33
Hottest summers#1 Woonsocket · 83.3°
#25
Coolest summers#1 South Kingstown · 80.3°
#15
Longest growing season#1 Newport · 206 days
#27
Wettest#1 Scituate · 51 in
#1 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Westerly · 9.7 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Barrington · 19.6 per resident
Best libraries for kids#1 Narragansett · 32.7 per child
Safety
Safest#1 Glocester · 3.3
The number on the right is Scituate’s spot. All of Rhode Island’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every RI list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.