Cost of living in Newport East, Rhode Island
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,876 a month.
Newport East is a Census community, not a separate city government in Rhode Island. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $89,028 a year.
- People
- 11,069
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,876
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $89,028
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $485,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- Not matched
- HUD county or town rent
Newport East, Rhode Island has about 11,069 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $485,400.
We could not match one HUD fair-market rent to Newport County. Some counties have more than one HUD rent, and we do not average them.
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 Newport East'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 Newport East's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Rhode Island in the table we use.
Among 22 places we list in Rhode Island with a rent figure, 1 have higher typical rent than Newport East.
Nearby places
- Melville
Typical rent $2,724
Compare with Newport East - Newport
Typical rent $1,698
Compare with Newport East - Tiverton
Typical rent $1,342
Compare with Newport East - Narragansett Pier
Typical rent $1,649
Compare with Newport East - Wakefield-Peace Dale
Typical rent $1,258
Compare with Newport East - KingstonCompare with Newport East
- North Westport
Typical rent $1,662
- Warwick
Typical rent $1,363
Compare with Newport East
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.