Barrington, Rhode Island
Cost of Living: Above the National
Average
Barrington is situated in Bristol County, Rhode Island , USA.
This city found its way into the top 100 best cities to live in
USA according to a survey conducted by the CNN and Money Magazine
in 2005.
Barrington has a population of about 18 thousand people with a
growth curve over the past decade of about 2%. The density of
population is about 2000 people per square mile. The race mix in
this city is dominated by white people (about 97%) with a tiny
fraction consisting of Black people, Asians, and others.
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About 75% of the people living in Barrington
follow some or other religion out of which about 61% are
Catholics, about 8% are Protestants, about 4% are Jewish,
about 2% follow other Christian faiths.
The economy is this city is booming fact which is
reflected in the projected growth of employment
opportunities over the next ten years, which is about 20%.
The income per household in Barrington is a very
comfortable US $90 thousand while the cost of an average
home would set you back by about US $500 thousand. The
cost of living in Barrington is about 30% more than an
average US city.
The affordability of the houses as well as the high
buying capacity of people in Barrington makes it possible
for most people to own their homes. As such only about 12%
live in rented accommodation while the rest live on
self-owned homes. |
If you are planning to settle in Barrington you would be first
of all concerned about the health and comfort facilities available
in the city. There are about 430 physicians per capita in
Barrington as against the US average of 170.
The air quality is very high with an index of 84 out of 100
(where higher is better), water quality is 40 out of 100 and the
overall pollution index is 82.
The climate in Barrington is moderate with the highest
temperature (recorded in July) being 82 degrees and the lowest
being 21 degrees (recorded in January). The comfort index based on
the sultriness of the atmosphere is about 51 as against the US
average of 44.
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