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About Greene
Set in the western part of Rhode Island, Greene is a small unincorporated community.
Greene holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 6.07 square miles.
📰 Greene News Today
- Nathanael Greene Homestead preserves the legacy of Rhode Island's Revolutionary War hero WJAR · Jul 30
- Obituary for Richard H. Greene murphyfuneralhomes.org · Jan 21
- Smithfield's Greene named 2026 Society of the Knights inductee The Valley Breeze · Aug 13
- Shining a Light on the Amazing Life of Caty Greene League of Women Voters · Jun 29
- Obituary for DAVID H. UNDERWOOD Iannotti Funeral Home · Jun 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Greene 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
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Greene
📍 Fairbanks Corner📍 Gortons Corner📍 Hopkins Hollow📍 Kitts Corner📍 Moosup Valley📍 Nooseneck📍 Potterville📍 Rice City📍 Vaughn Hollow📍 Vernon
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Greene
- Beaudoin Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- George B. Parker Woodland Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Audubon Nature Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Carbuncle Pond Overlook reviews ★
- Frank Sherman Memorial Park reviews ★
- Janice L. Sullivan Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Maxwell Mays Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Pitch Pine Grove Picnic Area reviews ★
- The Point reviews ★
- Wickaboxet Camp · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Wood River Barrens · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Greene
- Coventry High School
- The Greene School
- The Regional Career and Tech
- Western Coventry School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateRhode Island
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area6.07 sq mi
Coordinates41.7047, -71.7281