AshawayRhode Island
Ashaway is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Hopkinton, Rhode Island, United States. It is a principal village of Hopkinton, along with Hope Valley, although it is the smaller of the two.
Intro: Wikipedia
About Ashaway
Set in the southwestern part of Rhode Island, Ashaway is a small unincorporated community.
Ashaway holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.37 square miles.
What Makes Ashaway Unique
- The only place in America named Ashaway — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southwestern Rhode Island, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Ashaway
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🍽️ Where to Eat in Ashaway
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ashaway
- Appleton Nature Preserve Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Babcock Ridge Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Crandall Field reviews ★
- Don Henne Memorial Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Ellen Dodge Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Erisman Woodlands Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Frank Hero Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Gurnee Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Hangman Hill Road Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Milltown Meadows Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Parke Memorial Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Stillman Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Ashaway
- Ashaway Elementary School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.