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The median home value in Kent County, RI is $448,736 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.07% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$448,736
Year-over-Year
+4.07%
National Rank
#309 of 3071
Kent County ranks 5th out of 5 counties in RI by median home price, and is +91.5% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within RI, the typical county has a median home value of $655,997, making Kent County -31.6% below the RI state median.
Households here earn a median of $94,345 a year against a typical home value of $448,736 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.8×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 80% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Kent County recorded a violent crime rate of 80 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,147 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 84,297 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Kent County is $448,736. That's up 4.07% from a year earlier. That is about 91.5% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Kent County the 5th most expensive of 5 counties in Rhode Island.
Median household income here is $94,345, so a typical home costs about 4.8× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Kent County recorded 80 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 84,297 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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