- Niche grades: good for families (B+), public schools (B-), cost of living (C), weather (C), outdoor activities (A)
- Population: 658,977
- Median household income: $78,204
- Median home value: $339,100
- Top places to live: Hope (A), Cumberland Hill (A), Lincoln (A)

- Niche grades: good for families (B+), public schools (B+), cost of living (C+), weather (C+), outdoor activities (A)
- Population: 170,658
- Median household income: $91,278
- Median home value: $333,900
- Top places to live: East Greenwich (A+), West Greenwich (B+), Warwick (B+)

- Niche grades: good for families (A), public schools (A-), cost of living (C), weather (B-), outdoor activities (A)
- Population: 85,095
- Median household income: $100,859
- Median home value: $559,700
- Top places to live: Jamestown (A), Portsmouth (A), Middletown (A-)

- Niche grades: good for families (A), public schools (A), cost of living (C+), weather (C+), outdoor activities (A)
- Population: 130,073
- Median household income: $102,478
- Median home value: $469,800
- Top places to live: North Kingstown (A), South Kingstown (A), Narragansett (A)

- Niche grades: good for families (A+), public schools (A), cost of living (C), weather (C+), outdoor activities (A)
- Population: 50,568
- Median household income: $110,926
- Median home value: $468,000
- Top places to live: Barrington (A+), Bristol (A-), Warren (B+)