Home values, gross rent, homeownership, housing cost burdens, and the pressure from prices and incomes.
Median owner-occupied home value$404.2K2020–2024 · #13 of 50 · highest first
Median gross rent$1.34K2020–2024 · #21 of 50 · highest first
Homeownership rate63.6%2020–2024 · #42 of 50 · highest first
Rhode Island over time
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Rhode Island · 2025: +108% · Rank #8 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: Not available
FactVote averages the four quarterly, not-seasonally-adjusted FHFA all-transactions HPI observations for each year. It compares that series with BEA annual per-capita personal income distributed by FRED, then rebases both to 100 in 2016. This is a pressure indicator, not a home-price-to-income ratio and not a measure of monthly mortgage affordability. Both series are nominal; neither is adjusted for inflation. Per-capita personal income includes earnings, property income, and transfers and is not median household income. Annual observations use December 31; monthly observations use the first of the month. Lines connect consecutive readings and do not supply values between them. Missing observations break the lines.
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Rhode Island · state comparison
Home values, rent, and homeownership
Census values are estimates for occupied housing, rather than current listing or sale prices.
Rhode Island · 2020–2024$404,200
Rhode Island rank#13among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$332,700Same measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Median owner-occupied home value
Median reported value of owner-occupied housing.
2024 dollars; a higher value can benefit owners and make buying harder.
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Lower value · $162.6KHigher value · $839.1KStriped: unavailable
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Rhode Island · $404,2002020–2024 · Rank #13 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Median owner-occupied home value · 2020–2024 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Hawaii
$839,100
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#2
California
$734,700
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#3
Washington
$564,600
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#4
Massachusetts
$562,100
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#5
Colorado
$539,400
—
#6
Utah
$489,400
—
#7
Oregon
$477,600
—
#8
New Jersey
$454,400
—
#9
Nevada
$435,400
—
#10
New York
$423,800
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#11
Maryland
$419,900
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#12
Idaho
$418,600
—
#13
Rhode Island · your comparison
$404,200
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#14
New Hampshire
$402,500
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#15
Arizona
$394,500
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#16
Virginia
$383,700
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#17
Montana
$375,800
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#18
Connecticut
$366,900
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#19
Florida
$359,000
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#20
Alaska
$352,900
—
#21
Delaware
$352,000
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#22
Minnesota
$329,300
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#23
Vermont
$316,600
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#24
Wyoming
$309,700
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#25
Georgia
$303,300
—
#26
Maine
$296,600
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#27
North Carolina
$288,900
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#28
Tennessee
$286,700
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#29
Texas
$283,800
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#30
Wisconsin
$266,500
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#31
Illinois
$263,300
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#32
South Carolina
$259,000
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#33
South Dakota
$257,400
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#34
Pennsylvania
$254,500
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#35
North Dakota
$249,900
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#36
New Mexico
$248,100
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#37
Nebraska
$238,600
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#38
Michigan
$231,600
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#39
Missouri
$230,300
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#40
Indiana
$218,200
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#41
Kansas
$217,200
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#42
Louisiana
$216,500
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#43
Ohio
$214,800
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#44
Alabama
$209,900
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#45
Iowa
$208,000
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#46
Kentucky
$205,600
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#47
Oklahoma
$199,800
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#48
Arkansas
$188,000
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#49
Mississippi
$169,800
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#50
West Virginia
$162,600
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Median monthly gross rent for renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, including contract rent plus estimated average utility and fuel costs paid by the renter.
This source snapshot keeps its own definition and period. A rank shown elsewhere applies only to that comparison’s measure and period.
Method and limitations
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate and expressed in 2024 dollars.
This is a multi-year statewide estimate, not a current asking-rent measure.
The median obscures differences by location, unit size, housing quality, and renter circumstances.
Compare moderate-or-severe and severe housing cost burdens for three distinct housing groups.
Rhode Island · 2020–202448%
Rhode Island rank#33among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark51.1%Same measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Renters · spending at least 30% of income
Housing costs as a share of household income, excluding households for which a ratio cannot be computed.
Renters and owners have separate denominators. Ratios use the Census computed-income universe.
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Lower value · 38.9%Higher value · 60.1%Striped: unavailable
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Rhode Island · 48%2020–2024 · Rank #33 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Renters · spending at least 30% of income · 2020–2024 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Florida
60.1%
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#2
Hawaii
56.7%
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#3
Nevada
55.9%
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#4
California
55.3%
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#5
Louisiana
54.8%
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#6
Colorado
52.9%
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#7
Connecticut
52.6%
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#8
Oregon
52.5%
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#9
Georgia
52.4%
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#10
South Carolina
52.1%
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#11
New York
52.1%
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#12
Massachusetts
51.8%
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#13
Texas
51.7%
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#14
New Jersey
51.6%
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#15
Maryland
51.5%
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#16
Arizona
51.4%
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#17
Mississippi
51.3%
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#18
Michigan
50.4%
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#19
New Mexico
50.2%
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#20
Washington
49.9%
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#21
Delaware
49.6%
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#22
North Carolina
48.9%
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#23
West Virginia
48.9%
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#24
Tennessee
48.8%
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#25
Alabama
48.8%
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#26
Virginia
48.5%
—
#27
Maine
48.4%
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#28
Vermont
48.4%
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#29
New Hampshire
48.2%
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#30
Pennsylvania
48.2%
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#31
Minnesota
48.1%
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#32
Indiana
48.1%
—
#33
Rhode Island · your comparison
48%
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#34
Illinois
47.9%
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#35
Utah
47.2%
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#36
Idaho
46.9%
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#37
Oklahoma
46.3%
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#38
Ohio
45.9%
—
#39
Missouri
45.6%
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#40
Kentucky
45.4%
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#41
Nebraska
45.1%
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#42
Arkansas
44.8%
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#43
Montana
44.8%
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#44
Alaska
44.6%
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#45
Iowa
43.9%
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#46
Wisconsin
43.7%
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#47
Kansas
43.5%
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#48
Wyoming
43.1%
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#49
South Dakota
39.8%
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#50
North Dakota
38.9%
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Both series start at 100 in 2016. The gap describes price pressure; it is not a mortgage payment or a price-to-income ratio.
Rhode Island · 2025+108%
Rhode Island rank#8among all 50 states
U.S. benchmarkNot availableSame measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Home-price growth since 2016
FactVote averages the four quarterly, not-seasonally-adjusted FHFA all-transactions HPI observations for each year. It compares that series with BEA annual per-capita personal income distributed by FRED, then rebases both to 100 in 2016.
This is a pressure indicator, not a home-price-to-income ratio and not a measure of monthly mortgage affordability. Both series are nominal; neither is adjusted for inflation. Per-capita personal income includes earnings, property income, and transfers and is not median household income.
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Rhode Island
2025 · Rhode Island: +108% · Rank #8 of 50, highest first · Selected for state comparisonView history and select a period
Rhode Island Home-price growth since 2016 history
Period
Rhode Island
Compare
2016
+0%
2017
+5.9%
2018
+12.4%
2019
+17.5%
2020
+24.2%
2021
+43.6%
2022
+66.1%
2023
+79.8%
2024
+95.8%
2025
+108%
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Lower value · +38.2%Higher value · +141.7%Striped: unavailable
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Rhode Island · +108%2025 · Rank #8 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Home-price growth since 2016 · 2025 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Idaho
+141.7%
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#2
Florida
+114.5%
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#3
Maine
+113.7%
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#4
Utah
+113.6%
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#5
Tennessee
+112.4%
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#6
Arizona
+112.3%
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#7
New Hampshire
+110.1%
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#8
Rhode Island · your comparison
+108%
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#9
Georgia
+107.6%
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#10
North Carolina
+107.1%
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#11
Montana
+106.7%
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#12
Nevada
+106.1%
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#13
South Carolina
+105.5%
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#14
Washington
+100.2%
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#15
Indiana
+94.5%
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#16
Wisconsin
+94%
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#17
Michigan
+93.7%
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#18
Ohio
+93.3%
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#19
Vermont
+92.6%
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#20
New Jersey
+88.9%
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#21
Missouri
+86.9%
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#22
New York
+85.9%
—
#23
Nebraska
+84.6%
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#24
Massachusetts
+84.3%
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#24
South Dakota
+84.3%
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#26
Texas
+83.3%
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#27
Kentucky
+83.2%
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#28
Colorado
+83.1%
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#29
Kansas
+82.5%
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#30
New Mexico
+82.3%
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#31
Alabama
+81.3%
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#32
Arkansas
+80.8%
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#33
Connecticut
+79.8%
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#34
Pennsylvania
+78.4%
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#35
Virginia
+76.5%
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#36
Delaware
+75.4%
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#37
Oregon
+74.7%
—
#38
California
+72.7%
—
#39
Oklahoma
+71.9%
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#40
Minnesota
+70%
—
#41
Wyoming
+69.3%
—
#42
Illinois
+65.3%
—
#43
Iowa
+64.2%
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#44
Mississippi
+63.9%
—
#45
Hawaii
+63%
—
#46
Maryland
+59.4%
—
#47
West Virginia
+58.6%
—
#48
Alaska
+51.9%
—
#49
North Dakota
+45.9%
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#50
Louisiana
+38.2%
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Rhode Island · 20251,738
Rhode Island rank#49among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark1,431,616Same measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Total housing units authorized
New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits; final annual, not seasonally adjusted.
A permit is authorization, not a start or completed home. Absolute counts reflect the size of a state. Units in permit-issuing places; excludes public housing.
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Lower value · 848Higher value · 210,217Striped: unavailable
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Rhode Island · 1,7382025 · Rank #49 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Total housing units authorized · 2025 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Texas
210,217
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#2
Florida
178,297
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#3
California
103,856
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#4
North Carolina
86,167
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#5
Georgia
61,196
—
#6
Arizona
51,532
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#7
South Carolina
45,862
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#8
Tennessee
43,374
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#9
New York
38,667
—
#10
Washington
34,913
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#11
Colorado
33,754
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#12
Ohio
33,640
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#13
Virginia
33,094
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#14
Indiana
29,076
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#15
New Jersey
27,661
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#16
Utah
26,775
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#17
Pennsylvania
25,709
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#18
Wisconsin
25,569
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#19
Michigan
23,075
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#20
Minnesota
20,947
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#21
Alabama
19,061
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#22
Illinois
18,551
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#23
Nevada
18,540
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#24
Idaho
17,944
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#25
Missouri
17,474
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#26
Oklahoma
15,513
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#27
Arkansas
15,492
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#28
Kentucky
14,940
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#29
Oregon
14,839
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#30
Louisiana
14,203
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#31
Iowa
13,664
—
#32
Maryland
13,358
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#33
Massachusetts
12,477
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#34
Nebraska
10,596
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#35
Kansas
10,299
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#36
Mississippi
8,405
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#37
New Mexico
7,747
—
#38
Connecticut
7,273
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#39
Maine
6,979
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#40
Delaware
6,468
—
#41
South Dakota
5,305
—
#42
Montana
5,258
—
#43
New Hampshire
5,030
—
#44
West Virginia
3,962
—
#45
Hawaii
3,708
—
#46
North Dakota
2,440
—
#47
Vermont
2,294
—
#48
Wyoming
2,238
—
#49
Rhode Island · your comparison
1,738
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#50
Alaska
848
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2 of 2 reviewed Rhode Island actions · newest first
Jun 24, 2024 · H 7304 · RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT · Enacted · Chapter 243Rhode Island Legislature · H 7304
RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT
Jun 24, 2024 · Enacted · Chapter 243
Rep. Jennifer A. Stewart · Sponsored / Rep. David Morales · Co-sponsored / Rep. Brandon T. Voas · Co-sponsored / Rep. Enrique George Sanchez · Co-sponsored / Rep. Jason Knight · Co-sponsored / Rep. Karen Alzate · Co-sponsored / Rep. Brandon Potter · Co-sponsored / Rep. Mia A. Ackerman · Co-sponsored / Rep. Edith H. Ajello · Co-sponsored / Rep. June S. Speakman · Co-sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
The final companion laws require at least 60 days’ written notice before a covered residential rent increase and 120 days for month-to-month tenants over 62. Independent living, assisted living and congregate care facilities are excluded. Other applicable government housing-program notice rules limit the required timeframe. The final general requirement is 60 days, despite older bill-history summaries describing 90 days. These are notice rules, not rent caps.
Chapter 243, enacted 2024-06-24. Enactment, scheduled effective dates, implementation and current enforceability are distinct.
Why this record is included
Median gross rent includes contract rent and tenant-paid utilities and fuel. Rent-increase notice rules concern rental payments and advance information, without capping rent or demonstrating a change in median gross rent. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Rhode Island evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
34-18-16.1. Rent increases — Notice requirements. (a) Prior to an increase in rent being imposed by a landlord for a residential tenancy, excluding an independent living facility, assisted living facility, or congregate care facility, notice of the increase shall be given in writing to any tenant by a landlord at least sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of the increase. (b) A landlord of a residential tenancy, excluding an independent living facility, assisted living facility, or congregate care facility, shall give at least one hundred twenty (120) days’ notice to month-to-month tenants over the age of sixty-two (62) years, before raising the rent. (c) Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall require a landlord to provide notice of a rent increase on a timeframe that exceeds the timeframe set forth under any other state or federal law or regulation or requirement of any applicable housing program established under state or federal law or regulation.
Inspect this action on the timeline ↑Jun 24, 2024 · S 2189 · RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD TENANT ACT · Enacted · Chapter 244Rhode Island Legislature · S 2189
RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD TENANT ACT
Jun 24, 2024 · Enacted · Chapter 244
Sen. Tiara T. Mack · Sponsored / Sen. Meghan E. Kallman · Co-sponsored / Sen. Victoria Gu · Co-sponsored / Sen. Melissa Murray · Co-sponsored / Sen. Samuel W. Bell · Co-sponsored / Sen. Bridget Valverde · Co-sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
The final companion laws require at least 60 days’ written notice before a covered residential rent increase and 120 days for month-to-month tenants over 62. Independent living, assisted living and congregate care facilities are excluded. Other applicable government housing-program notice rules limit the required timeframe. The final general requirement is 60 days, despite older bill-history summaries describing 90 days. These are notice rules, not rent caps.
Chapter 244, enacted 2024-06-24. Enactment, scheduled effective dates, implementation and current enforceability are distinct.
Why this record is included
Median gross rent includes contract rent and tenant-paid utilities and fuel. Rent-increase notice rules concern rental payments and advance information, without capping rent or demonstrating a change in median gross rent. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Rhode Island evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
34-18-16.1. Rent increases — Notice requirements. (a) Prior to an increase in rent being imposed by a landlord for a residential tenancy, excluding an independent living facility, assisted living facility, or congregate care facility, notice of the increase shall be given in writing to any tenant by a landlord at least sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of the increase. (b) A landlord of a residential tenancy, excluding an independent living facility, assisted living facility, or congregate care facility shall give at least one hundred twenty (120) days’ notice to month-to-month tenants over the age of sixty-two (62) years, before raising the rent. (c) Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall require a landlord to provide notice of a rent increase on a timeframe that exceeds the timeframe set forth under any other state or federal law or regulation or requirement of any applicable housing program established under state or federal law or regulation.
Records come from published fact relationships or reviewed topic records with official supporting evidence and verified Rhode Island officeholder attribution. Historical executive officials require evidence tied to the action date and are excluded from incumbent proposals. Inclusion follows an explicit topic review, a related state fact, or the action’s title and supporting evidence. Explicit topic reviews take priority; repeated actions use the most recent explicit review for this topic. Duplicate actions attached to several facts appear once. This topic match is not a new finding that an action caused a result, and the reviewed collection is selective. Collection reviewed Oct 5, 2026.
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Explore statements about housing, rent, homeownership and borrowing costs from FactVote’s Rhode Island candidate profiles. Compare candidates within each recorded race, with each person’s matching statements kept together. These are candidate and campaign statements, not verified outcomes.
16 statements from 8 candidates
2026 Rhode Island Attorney General — General Election
2 candidates with matching statements · 4 statements
Affordable housing should provide safe, stable homes where families can grow, children can thrive, and neighbors know one another. It should create opportunity, independence, and a pathway to homeownership whenever possible.
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Source topic or question: Housing and homeownership
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Affordable housing should provide safe, stable homes where families can grow, children can thrive, and neighbors know one another. It should create opportunity, independence, and a pathway to homeownership whenever possible.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026
Rhode Island families need housing that strengthens communities, not just increases density. Large, centralized affordable housing projects have too often concentrated poverty and weakened neighborhoods. A better approach is smaller-scale, family-oriented housing integrated into existing communities…
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Source topic or question: Housing and homeownership
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Rhode Island families need housing that strengthens communities, not just increases density. Large, centralized affordable housing projects have too often concentrated poverty and weakened neighborhoods. A better approach is smaller-scale, family-oriented housing integrated into existing communities.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026
Too often, these days, it feels like working families are on their own in the face of rising prices, declining quality and corporate scams. As Attorney General, I will proudly stand on the side of working families. I will make consumer protection a top priority, with a particular focus on safeguardi…
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Source topic or question: Taxes, economy, workers, and affordability
Candidate campaign source
Too often, these days, it feels like working families are on their own in the face of rising prices, declining quality and corporate scams. As Attorney General, I will proudly stand on the side of working families. I will make consumer protection a top priority, with a particular focus on safeguarding aging Rhode Islanders and other vulnerable populations from scams that can strip them of life savings, threaten their independence, and undermine their dignity. Utilizing the Consumer Protection Bureau, I will aggressively investigate and hold accountable bad actors who engage in deceptive, unfair, or abusive practices, including landlords who jack up rents through price fixing; grocery stores that price gouge shoppers; or businesses tagging junk fees on to our daily purchases. I will pursue civil and criminal actions to stop fraudulent schemes, secure restitution for victims, and impose penalties that deter future abuse. And I will expand public outreach and education, providing Rhode Islanders with the tools and knowledge they need to recognize and avoid scams.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026
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Rhode Island incumbents
What incumbents are proposing
Explore reviewed bills sponsored by current Rhode Island legislators and Rhode Island’s congressional delegation, plus retained proposals from Rhode Island’s governor and agencies. Each record keeps its latest recorded status and official evidence.
2 matching sponsorships or proposals · 2 Rhode Island incumbents. These filters apply only to this section.
Rep. Jennifer A. Stewart
Rhode Island House, District 59 · D–RI
1 proposalView proposals from Rep. Jennifer A. StewartRhode Island Legislature · H 7304
RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT
Jun 24, 2024 · Enacted · Chapter 243
Rep. Jennifer A. Stewart · Sponsored / Rep. David Morales · Co-sponsored / Rep. Brandon T. Voas · Co-sponsored / Rep. Enrique George Sanchez · Co-sponsored / Rep. Jason Knight · Co-sponsored / Rep. Karen Alzate · Co-sponsored / Rep. Brandon Potter · Co-sponsored / Rep. Mia A. Ackerman · Co-sponsored / Rep. Edith H. Ajello · Co-sponsored / Rep. June S. Speakman · Co-sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
The final companion laws require at least 60 days’ written notice before a covered residential rent increase and 120 days for month-to-month tenants over 62. Independent living, assisted living and congregate care facilities are excluded. Other applicable government housing-program notice rules limit the required timeframe. The final general requirement is 60 days, despite older bill-history summaries describing 90 days. These are notice rules, not rent caps.
Chapter 243, enacted 2024-06-24. Enactment, scheduled effective dates, implementation and current enforceability are distinct.
Why this record is included
Median gross rent includes contract rent and tenant-paid utilities and fuel. Rent-increase notice rules concern rental payments and advance information, without capping rent or demonstrating a change in median gross rent. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Rhode Island evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
34-18-16.1. Rent increases — Notice requirements. (a) Prior to an increase in rent being imposed by a landlord for a residential tenancy, excluding an independent living facility, assisted living facility, or congregate care facility, notice of the increase shall be given in writing to any tenant by a landlord at least sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of the increase. (b) A landlord of a residential tenancy, excluding an independent living facility, assisted living facility, or congregate care facility, shall give at least one hundred twenty (120) days’ notice to month-to-month tenants over the age of sixty-two (62) years, before raising the rent. (c) Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall require a landlord to provide notice of a rent increase on a timeframe that exceeds the timeframe set forth under any other state or federal law or regulation or requirement of any applicable housing program established under state or federal law or regulation.
1 proposalView proposals from Sen. Tiara T. MackRhode Island Legislature · S 2189
RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD TENANT ACT
Jun 24, 2024 · Enacted · Chapter 244
Sen. Tiara T. Mack · Sponsored / Sen. Meghan E. Kallman · Co-sponsored / Sen. Victoria Gu · Co-sponsored / Sen. Melissa Murray · Co-sponsored / Sen. Samuel W. Bell · Co-sponsored / Sen. Bridget Valverde · Co-sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
The final companion laws require at least 60 days’ written notice before a covered residential rent increase and 120 days for month-to-month tenants over 62. Independent living, assisted living and congregate care facilities are excluded. Other applicable government housing-program notice rules limit the required timeframe. The final general requirement is 60 days, despite older bill-history summaries describing 90 days. These are notice rules, not rent caps.
Chapter 244, enacted 2024-06-24. Enactment, scheduled effective dates, implementation and current enforceability are distinct.
Why this record is included
Median gross rent includes contract rent and tenant-paid utilities and fuel. Rent-increase notice rules concern rental payments and advance information, without capping rent or demonstrating a change in median gross rent. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.
Retained Rhode Island evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
34-18-16.1. Rent increases — Notice requirements. (a) Prior to an increase in rent being imposed by a landlord for a residential tenancy, excluding an independent living facility, assisted living facility, or congregate care facility, notice of the increase shall be given in writing to any tenant by a landlord at least sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of the increase. (b) A landlord of a residential tenancy, excluding an independent living facility, assisted living facility, or congregate care facility shall give at least one hundred twenty (120) days’ notice to month-to-month tenants over the age of sixty-two (62) years, before raising the rent. (c) Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall require a landlord to provide notice of a rent increase on a timeframe that exceeds the timeframe set forth under any other state or federal law or regulation or requirement of any applicable housing program established under state or federal law or regulation.
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