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A town of 10,517 people in Providence County, Rhode Island
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Map of Scituate: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land32%11,247 of 34,826 acres
Trails4.7 mi0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves51,069 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Scituate

Town in Rhode Island, United States
1731Established
10,384Population
54.8 sq miArea
440 ftElevation

Scituate ( ; SIH-choo-ayt, -⁠it) is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 10,384 at the 2020 census.

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Housing in Scituate

$558K▲ 3.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Scituate home is worth about $558,000, up 3.5% in a year, 9% above the Rhode Island typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market128
Sale-to-list100.6%
Sold in May6
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Safety in Scituate

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Not graded

A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Scituate's police department reported only 2023 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Scituate 0.5
Rhode Island 1.5
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Scituate 1.1
Rhode Island 9.2
U.S. 15.5
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B+

School Grade B+

The public schools Scituate’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 67% of Rhode Island’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#17Best public schoolsof 38 in RI
DistrictScituateSchools5

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within RI. Ratings are from neighbors.

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