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Median Home Price in Charlestown, RI

The median home value in Charlestown, RI is $703,865 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.56% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$703,865

Year-over-Year

+3.56%

Population

8,172

Charlestown ranks #2 of 12 Rhode Island cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 53.8% above the state's city median of $457,766. It sits in Washington County, where the county-wide median is $691,862.

Housing affordability in Charlestown

Median household income in Charlestown is $108,563, so the typical home value is about 6.5× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Charlestown

Charlestown police recorded a violent crime rate of 147 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 416 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Charlestown

What is the average home price in Charlestown, RI?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Charlestown, that value is $703,865. That's up 3.56% from a year earlier. It is about 53.8% above the typical Rhode Island city tracked here.

Is Charlestown expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Charlestown are more expensive than Washington County as a whole, where the median is $691,862 — a difference of about 1.7%.

Is Charlestown affordable?

Median household income here is $108,563, so the typical home value is about 6.5× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Charlestown a safe place to live?

Charlestown police reported 147 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 8,172. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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