The Best Communities: The Big Chart
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The Best Communities: The Big Chart
GoLocalProv ranked every single community in Rhode Island on the basis of five factors: housing affordability, median income and effective tax rates, schools, crime rates, and arts and culture. Below is the ranking of all 39 cities and towns in Rhode Island. Where is your community?
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Best Communities Weight Breakdown
Housing Affordability (16.667%)
Economic Condition (16.667%)
Education (16.667%)
Safety (16.667%)
Arts & Culture (33.333%)
Footnotes:
Jamestown’s 11th grade data is based on North Kingstown’s data report because Jamestown high schoolers attend North Kingstown’s high school.
Little Compton’s 11th grade data is based on Portsmouth’s data report because Little Compton high schoolers attend Portsmouth.
New Shoreham’s data for 4th and 11th grade was not available because there were less than 10 students taking the tests in those grades. District data was substituted.
Exeter’s crime data is based on a ranking by NeighborhoodScout.com