Cost of living in Greenville, Rhode Island
Greenville, Rhode Island has about 8,296 people. Typical rent is $1,264 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $97,234 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #3 in Rhode Island on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,264 a month.
Greenville is a Census community, not a separate city government in Rhode Island. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $97,234 a year.
- People
- 8,296
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,264
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $97,234
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $434,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,879
- Providence-Fall River, RI-MA HUD Metro FMR Area
- Gas
- $4.433
- New England (PADD 1A), week of October 12, 2026
Greenville, Rhode Island has about 8,296 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $434,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Providence County is $1,879 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Greenville. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area, prices sit at 101.8 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Rhode Island taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Greenville's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Rhode Island home paid 28.29¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Greenville's bill.
EIA does not publish a Rhode Island gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the New England (PADD 1A) all-grades price was $4.433 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,127.84 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Rhode Island shares this price.
Among 22 places we list in Rhode Island with a rent figure, 13 have higher typical rent than Greenville.
Nearby places
- Chepachet
Typical rent $936
Compare with Greenville - Providence
Typical rent $1,408
Compare with Greenville - Cumberland Hill
Typical rent $1,310
Compare with Greenville - Central Falls
Typical rent $1,200
Compare with Greenville - Cranston
Typical rent $1,375
Compare with Greenville - Harrisville
Typical rent $1,094
Compare with Greenville - Woonsocket
Typical rent $1,161
Compare with Greenville - Valley Falls
Typical rent $1,362
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Rhode Island
Bigger places in Rhode Island
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.