Rhode Island · 69 scored ZIPs · September 2026
Rhode Island: the market leans toward sellers.
Conditions tightening in sellers' favor. That is the population-weighted reading across 69 scored ZIPs in Rhode Island. Typical home value $524K, +3.3% over 12 months on average; listings take 37 days to sell against 60 in the median U.S. ZIP.
Rhode Island69 scored ZIPs
Leaning seller+13
Typical value$524K+3.3% over 12 months, average · Zillow, Aug 2026
Days on market37 daysU.S. median ZIP 60 days · Realtor.com
Listings with a price cut15%U.S. median ZIP 20% · Realtor.com
Typical rent$2,159/mo+5.2% over 12 months, average · Zillow, Aug 2026
Active listings1,962Across 68 ZIPs · Realtor.com
Sale-to-list100.3%48% sold above list, average · Redfin, May 2026
HavenScore43of 100
Average of 69 scored ZIPs, weighted by population · the median U.S. ZIP scores 50
Affordability32
Growth42
Risk45
Momentum53
Livability65
Five parts, weighted. How the score works →
On the map
69 scored ZIPs in Rhode Island, colored by market balance.
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BuyersEvenSellers
One dot is one ZIP code; click a dot to open its page. Blue leans toward buyers, orange toward sellers.
Market report
What the latest figures say about Rhode Island.
Over the year to August 2026, typical home values in Rhode Island rose by an average of 3.3%, weighted by population across its 69 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
Figures for a city or a state are averages across its scored ZIP codes, weighted by population, so each ZIP counts in proportion to its residents. Where only some ZIPs report a figure, the sentence names how many.
In August 2026, the average typical home value in Rhode Island was $524K, weighted by population across its 69 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
The average HavenScore balance in Rhode Island, weighted by population across its 69 scored ZIPs, read +13 in September 2026, in our Leaning seller band.
The HavenScore balance reads signals such as inventory, time on market and the share of listings with a price cut on one scale, from buyers at one end to sellers at the other. A reading below zero favors buyers, and one above zero favors sellers.
How fast homes are selling
The ZIP-level median time on market in Rhode Island averaged 37 days in September 2026, weighted by population across the 68 of its 69 scored ZIPs that report it; for the median U.S. ZIP it was 60 days (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
Days on market here is each ZIP code's median number of days a Realtor.com listing spends on the market, from the day it is listed until it closes or is withdrawn, averaged across the place's ZIP codes.
In Rhode Island, the share of listings with a price cut averaged 15% in September 2026, weighted by population across the 68 of its 69 scored ZIPs that report it; for the median U.S. ZIP it was 20% (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
In September 2026, Realtor.com counted 1,962 active listings across the 68 ZIPs in Rhode Island that report listings.
How to read these figures
Each figure names its own month: Zillow's home values and Realtor.com's listings data publish on their own schedules, so the two can sit a month apart. A figure describes that month, not the day this page was updated.
Market cycle
Where each city sits: price momentum against buyer-seller pressure.
8 of 8 Rhode Island cities read Accelerating — prices rising with the market leaning toward sellers.
- Buyer's market
- Leaning buyer
- Balanced
- Leaning seller
- Seller's market
- Named city (ink ring)
Cooling0 cities
Prices still up over the year, but the market now leans toward buyers.
No city reads Cooling now.
Accelerating8 cities
Prices rising with the market leaning toward sellers.
Providence, Burrillville, Hopkinton and 5 more
Softening0 cities
Prices down over the year with the market leaning toward buyers.
No city reads Softening now.
Firming0 cities
Prices still down over the year, but the market now leans toward sellers.
No city reads Firming now.
Every city in the chart
| City | Read | Prices, trailing year | Balance | ZIPs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burrillville | Accelerating | +5.9% | +26 | 4 |
| Cranston | Accelerating | +1.8% | +2 | 3 |
| East Providence | Accelerating | +2.0% | +11 | 3 |
| Hopkinton | Accelerating | +3.3% | +43 | 4 |
| Providence | Accelerating | +2.5% | +6 | 6 |
| Richmond | Accelerating | +3.8% | +38 | 4 |
| Scituate | Accelerating | +3.2% | +7 | 3 |
| Warwick | Accelerating | +4.4% | +22 | 3 |
Top ZIPs
The ten highest HavenScores among ZIPs with 5,000+ residents.
| Rank | Market balance | ZIP | HavenScore | Typical value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2, balanced | 02871Portsmouth, RI | 51 | $697K |
| 2 | +30, leaning seller | 02892Richmond, RI | 49 | $602K |
| 3 | +20, leaning seller | 02886Warwick, RI | 48 | $425K |
| 4 | +28, leaning seller | 02806Barrington, RI | 47 | $819K |
| 5 | +23, leaning seller | 02830Burrillville, RI | 47 | $490K |
| 6 | +13, leaning seller | 02835Jamestown, RI | 47 | $1.2M |
| 7 | +2, balanced | 02864Cumberland, RI | 47 | $524K |
| 8 | +14, leaning seller | 02865Lincoln, RI | 47 | $571K |
| 9 | +28, leaning seller | 02809Bristol, RI | 46 | $618K |
| 10 | +19, leaning seller | 02816Coventry, RI | 46 | $461K |
The score only ranks ZIPs with 5,000+ residents — thinner markets are too noisy month-to-month. National leaderboards → Every scored ZIP in Rhode Island, by county →
Cities
8 cities with three or more scored ZIPs, from the strongest lean toward buyers to the strongest toward sellers.
| Rank | City | Market balance | HavenScore | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cranston | +2 | 42 | |
| 2 | Providence | +6 | 39 | |
| 3 | Scituate | +7 | 44 | |
| 4 | East Providence | +11 | 41 | |
| 5 | Warwick | +22 | 45 | |
| 6 | Burrillville | +26 | 45 | |
| 7 | Richmond | +38 | 48 | |
| 8 | Hopkinton | +43 | 43 | |
Balance and HavenScore, 0–100, are population-weighted averages of each city’s scored ZIPs. All cities, every state →
Counties
5 counties with three or more scored ZIPs, from the strongest lean toward buyers to the strongest toward sellers.
| Rank | County | Market balance | HavenScore | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Providence County | +4 | 41 | |
| 2 | Newport County | +19 | 46 | |
| 3 | Kent County | +21 | 45 | |
| 4 | Bristol County | +28 | 46 | |
| 5 | Washington County | +35 | 43 | |
Each county opens its page of the cheapest scored ZIPs.
Questions about Rhode Island
Answers from the latest figures, each with its month.
Is Rhode Island a buyer's market?
As of September 2026, Rhode Island sits in our Leaning seller band, with an average HavenScore balance of +13 on a scale from −100 (buyers) to +100 (sellers), weighted by population across its 69 scored ZIPs.
Are home values falling in Rhode Island?
As of August 2026, typical home values in Rhode Island had risen by an average of 3.3% over the previous 12 months, weighted by population across its 69 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
How long do homes take to sell in Rhode Island?
As of September 2026, the ZIP-level median time on market in Rhode Island averaged 37 days, weighted by population across the 68 of its 69 scored ZIPs that report it, against 60 days for the median U.S. ZIP (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
What does a typical home cost in Rhode Island?
As of August 2026, the average typical home value in Rhode Island was $524K, weighted by population across its 69 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
Sources and freshness
Every figure on this page, where it came from and when.
ZillowHome values, rentsAugust 2026
Realtor.comListings, days on market, price cutsSeptember 2026
RedfinSale-to-list, sold above listMay 2026
HavenScoreScore, balanceScored October 1, 2026
Rent and sale-to-list average only the ZIPs that report them.
Figures are population-weighted averages of the 69 scored ZIPs in Rhode Island.