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The median home value in Washington County, RI is $689,899 as of 2026-08-31, up 5.82% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$689,899
Year-over-Year
+5.82%
National Rank
#73 of 3071
Washington County ranks 2nd out of 5 counties in RI by median home price, and is +193.5% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within RI, the typical county has a median home value of $657,795, making Washington County +4.9% above the RI state median.
The typical home value increased by 0.5%, from $686,496 in May 2026 to $689,899 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $686,496 | +5.6% |
| Jun 2026 | $694,918 | +5.5% |
| Jul 2026 | $691,862 | +5.5% |
| Aug 2026 | $689,899 | +5.8% |
Households here earn a median of $106,638 a year against a typical home value of $689,899 — a price-to-income ratio of 6.5×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 95% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Washington County recorded a violent crime rate of 77 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 691 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 40,239 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Washington County is $689,899. That's up 5.82% from a year earlier. That is about 193.5% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Washington County the 2nd most expensive of 5 counties in Rhode Island.
Median household income here is $106,638, so a typical home costs about 6.5× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Washington County recorded 77 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 40,239 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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