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The median home value in Washington County, RI is $691,862 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.5% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$691,862
Year-over-Year
+5.5%
National Rank
#76 of 3071
Washington County ranks 2nd out of 5 counties in RI by median home price, and is +195.2% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within RI, the typical county has a median home value of $655,997, making Washington County +5.5% above the RI state median.
Households here earn a median of $106,638 a year against a typical home value of $691,862 — 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 $691,862. That's up 5.5% from a year earlier. That is about 195.2% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, 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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