Reviews & Comments
Charlestown, RI
Beautiful town but expensive to live there. -
10/31/2007Charlestown, RI is a beautiful oceanside community with some of the best sandy beaches in all of New England (no kidding, as evidenced by all of the out-of-state tourists that come here each summer!). It is a relatively quiet area on the southern coast of Rhode Island, yet not too far from major cities (of course, nothing is that far away in Rhode Island). Charlestown enjoys one of the lowest tax rates in RI, but housing costs can be very high, particularly near the ocean. There are several events that take place in or around Charlestown that attract visitors from all over New England including the Charlestown Seafood Festival, the Jazz Festival, and the Washington County Fair. Overall, Charlestown is a great place to live if you can afford it.