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Outdoors in Westerly
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1909
These boys and few more (not many) smaller ones work in Lorraine Mfg. Co, 1909
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About Westerly
Town in Rhode IslandWesterly is a town on the southwestern coastline of Washington County, Rhode Island, first settled by English colonists in 1661, and incorporated as a municipality in 1669. The Town of Westerly is a beachfront community on the south shore of the state with a population of 23,359 as of the 2020 census. The western and northern borders of Westerly are defined by a natural border of the Pawcatuck River, with the bordering town of Hopkinton defined by the Pawcatuck River, while holding a straight border to the east with Charlestown. The Pawcatuck River flows on the western border of Westerly, and was once renowned for its own species of Westerly salmon, three of which are displayed on the town'…
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Housing in Westerly
The typical Westerly home is worth about $639,000, up 8.7% in a year, 25% above the Rhode Island typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Westerly
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Westerly's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Schools in Westerly
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The public schools Westerly’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of Rhode Island’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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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