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About Clayville
Clayville, RI is a small unincorporated community located in western Rhode Island.
Officially, Clayville is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.72 square miles.
📰 Clayville News Today
- Clayville residents salty over well water, consider lawsuit The Valley Breeze · Apr 3
- Clayville, RI Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Aug 26
- Road Salt Runoff from RIDOT Facility Continues to Plague Residents’ Wells ecoRI News · Jun 13
- Gallery: Clayville Elementary students at 23rd Harvest Celebration The Providence Journal · Jan 22
- Scituate residents talk future of Clayville Schoolhouse The Valley Breeze · Sep 29
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Clayville Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in western Rhode Island, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Rhode Island — one of 36 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Crazy Corners · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Clayville
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Clayville
- Clayville School
- Washington Oak School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateRhode Island
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.72 sq mi
Coordinates41.7692, -71.6921