W Greenwich's Livability
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Amenities
About W Greenwich, RI
W Greenwich, RI is located in Kent County in the state of Rhode Island.
The total City Population for W Greenwich is about 6,135 with about 122 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $333,300, which is roughly 5% higher than the Average Home Value of $316,283 for the state of Rhode Island, and roughly 35% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $106,058, which is roughly 24% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $80,302 for the state of Rhode Island, and roughly 39% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.75Male Population Estimate: 49.8%
Female Population Estimate: 50.2%
Median Age: 41.3
Male Median Age: 41.3
Female Median Age: 41.4
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:2.14%
Asian:1.73%
Black:1.14%
Other:0.73%
Indian:0.62%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
![Jack Reed](/assets/images/politicians/senators/jack_reed.jpg)
![Sheldon Whitehouse](/assets/images/politicians/senators/sheldon_whitehouse.jpg)
![Dan McKee](/assets/images/politicians/governors/dan_mckee.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 45.12%
Libertarian: 1.14%
Other: 0.98%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of W Greenwich specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Kent County: About 0.954826 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2020)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Kent County: About 111.856 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Kent County is about 76% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 61% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for W Greenwich is about 6.8%.
Rhode Island is ranked #15 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 62.36 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 54.85The average living wage for the state of Rhode Island is $31.74/hr, while the states minimum wage is $11.50/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Rhode Island a minimum wage score of 74.72 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $3.89/hr, which gives Rhode Island a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 14.7 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Rhode Island is $260.23, resulting in a UI benefit score of 74.97 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Rhode Island does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Rhode Island does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Rhode Island does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Rhode Island does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
✓ Rhode Island does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ Rhode Island does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Rhode Island does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
✓ Rhode Island does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Rhode Island does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Rhode Island does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Rhode Island does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Rhode Island does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Rhode Island does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Rhode Island does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Rhode Island does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Rhode Island does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Rhode Island does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Rhode Island does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 02817Latitude: 41.629228
Longitude: -71.665956
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 465.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 401