Name: Narragansett Pier, RI statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Narragansett Pier

Washington County loses about 0.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in5,169

Moved out5,213

Net−44

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Kent County, RI819851−32

Providence County, RI931702+229

Southeastern Connecticut Planning, CT362576−214

Capitol Planning Region, CT15665+91

Middlesex County, MA10774+33

Norfolk County, MA8969+20

Suffolk County, MA129

Bristol County, MA104

Within Rhode Island, other states or abroad

Arrivals

39%60%

Leavers

34%65%

Within Rhode IslandOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$107K

Leavers$88K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Washington County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 8.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.8% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Washington County report $107,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $88,000, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $66,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,649 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,164 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $851,300.
Getting to work: 27 minutes each way on average; 18.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Ocean City, NJ matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
8.1%
41% above the median place
Income of households moving in6
$107,343
52% above the median place
Income of households moving out6
$87,986
25% above the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Narragansett Pier	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	8.1%	41% above
Moved from another state1County figure	2.8%	40% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure	-0.4	33% above
Income of households moving in6County figure	$107,343	52% above
Income of households moving out6County figure	$87,986	25% above

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 10.4x, 173% above the median place.

Narragansett Pier24.1%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$65,960

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

24.1%

18% above the median place

Home price to income

10.4x

173% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

24%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$61,400

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Narragansett Pier, $1,649 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.3 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Narragansett Pier, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Ocean City, NJ	19.8% vs 24.1%	$20,900	Compare
Estes Park, CO	21.1% vs 24.1%	$8,200	Compare
Margate City, NJ	13.3% vs 24.1%	$45,200	Compare

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Vacant homes1
27.5%
290% above the median place
Median home value1
$851,300
167% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,164
69% above the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Narragansett Pier	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,649	21% above
Rent to income1	24.1%	18% above
Property tax rate1	0.7%	29% below
Home price to income1	10.4x	173% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	101.8	1% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,879	16% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$5,518	69% above
Median home value1	$851,300	167% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	6.3%	97% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	65.6%	27% above
Homeownership1	62.5%	6% below
Renters paying 30%+1	59.3%	17% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$3,164	69% above
Vacant homes1	27.5%	290% above
Median year built1	1976	0% below

Work and pay

Income per person is $61,968, 55% above the median place.

Income per person1
$61,968
55% above the median place
Unemployment1
7.5%
53% above the median place
Works from home1
18.8%
51% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate13.6% +26%

Mean commute27 min +6%

Median household income$82,192 +2%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Narragansett Pier	Vs median
Median household income1	$82,192	2% above
Income per person1	$61,968	55% above
Unemployment1	7.5%	53% above
Average annual pay5County figure	$65,480	1% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	4.4%	19% above
Jobs5County figure	59,618	60% below
Poverty rate1	13.6%	26% above
Mean commute1	27 min	6% above
Works from home1	18.8%	51% above
Commutes by transit1County figure	0.8%	9% below

Who lives here

Household size is 1.9, 25% below the median place.

Household size1
1.9
25% below the median place
Median age1
57.1
46% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
58.7%
83% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad3.0% −66%

High school or higher96.2% +4%

Homes with broadband89.5% −3%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Narragansett Pier	Vs median
Population1	3,167	6646th largest
Median age1	57.1	46% above
Bachelor's or higher1	58.7%	83% above
High school or higher1	96.2%	4% above
Household size1	1.9	25% below
Born abroad1	3.0%	66% below
No health insurance1County figure	2.0%	69% below
Homes with broadband1	89.5%	3% below

Life in Narragansett Pier

141 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 5 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents37.9 3.7×

Playgrounds per 10k12.6 +34%

Grocery stores per 10k6.3 3.0×

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k15.8 +42%

Libraries per 10k6.3 7.3×

Named paths and bike trails5 km 2.5×

Bus and rail stops per sq mi13.2 62.8×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars30.3 +46%

Shops38.6 +27%

Arts, recreation and fitness9.4 2.3×

Doctors' offices and clinics18.0 −11%

Child care centers1.8 −22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Restaurants and bars per 10k7
30.3
46% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
9.4
129% above the median place
Students per teacher10
11.7
24% below the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Narragansett Pier	Vs median
Public schools10County figure	36	300% above
Public school students10County figure	13,313	172% above
Students per teacher10County figure	11.7	24% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure	30.3	46% above
Shops per 10k7County figure	38.6	27% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure	9.4	129% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure	18.0	11% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure	1.8	22% below
Parks per 10k8	37.9	273% above
Playgrounds per 10k8	12.6	34% above
Grocery stores per 10k8	6.3	198% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8	15.8	42% above
Libraries per 10k8	6.3	above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails8	4.9	145% above
Transit stops per sq mi8	13.2	above (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure	141	above (median 13)

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 46.4, 48% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Narragansett Pier. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk12
46.4
48% below the median place
Wildfire risk12
23.1
62% below the median place
Tornado risk12
29.4
64% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Narragansett Pier	Vs median
July average high11County figure	82°F	6% below
January average low11County figure	22°F	14% below
Average temperature11County figure	51°F	7% below
Annual precipitation11County figure	47.4 in	8% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure	64.0	31% below
Hurricane risk12County figure	82.2	16% above
Tornado risk12County figure	29.4	64% below
Wildfire risk12County figure	23.1	62% below
Heat wave risk12County figure	46.4	48% below
Median air quality index13County figure	37	14% below
Good air days13County figure	82.7%	21% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 24.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 39.6% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 57.0% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$61,600

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 38% of places

Pay vs rent

+2.5 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 81% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Narragansett Pier in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 25% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 24% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,649/mo (2024)	$2,130/mo	$1,740 to $2,590/mo	+4.3%
Median household income	$82,192 (2024)	$104,000	$88,000 to $123,000	+4.0%
Median home value	$851,300 (2024)	$1,239,000	$899,000 to $1,706,000	+6.5%

The median home would be worth 11.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 10.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Narragansett Pier

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Ocean City, NJ	$1,683	$101,782	Compare
Sedona, AZ	$1,448	$73,738	Compare
Estes Park, CO	$1,511	$85,956	Compare
Hilton Head Island, SC	$1,479	$94,657	Compare

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Common questions

Is Narragansett Pier a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median home is worth 10.4 years of the median household's income, more than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 16 Rhode Island places. Households average 1.87 people, smaller than in 97% of places its size. It is the lowest of 16 Rhode Island places. On cost, space and class size it scores 3 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Narragansett Pier expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 24.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $851,300.

What salary do you need to live in Narragansett Pier?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $65,960 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Narragansett Pier?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Ocean City, NJ, Sedona, AZ, Estes Park, CO and Hilton Head Island, SC.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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Citytistics. “Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/narragansett-pier-rhode-island/

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