RI area data
Jamestown, RI
Jamestown, RI.
Population: 5,534 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $1.20M
- 1-year appreciation
- +10.3%
- 3-year appreciation
- +18.7%
- 5-year appreciation
- +38.2%
- 10-year appreciation
- +108.1%
- All-time peak (2026-07)
- $1.20M
- House Price Index
- 428.0 (+4.1% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $1.30M
- Median list price
- $995,000
- Median days on market
- 51 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 95.4%
- Active listings
- 50
- 1-year forecast
- +2.8%
- New listings (monthly)
- 9
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,921/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,498/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 99.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 29.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $21.70/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- coastalFlooding
- FEMA flood zone
- A08
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 50.7°F
- Average high
- 61.0°F
- Average low
- 40.7°F
- Annual precipitation
- 53.2 in
- Annual snowfall
- 35.7 in
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 11.5 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- 0
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 8
- Nearest national park
- Touro Synagogue National Historic Site (4 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Newport State Airport (NPT) (5 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Newport State Airport (NPT) (5 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 7
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.4 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -446 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,975
- Median annual property tax
- $5,047
- Mean commute to work
- 21 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 86.1%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 33,808
- Average weekly wage
- $1,156
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Professional Services, Health Care
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 92
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