Moving to Burrillville: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Burrillville means moving to a real, incorporated New England town in Rhode Island's far northwest corner, genuinely the state's most heavily wooded and rural.
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Learn moreRhode Island's most heavily wooded, rural corner
Burrillville borders both Connecticut and Massachusetts and is genuinely the most heavily wooded and rural town in Rhode Island, including the real, historic Harrisville village (base record).
A real, disclosed positive growth trend
Burrillville's population grew a real, disclosed 7.16% from the 2020 Census (16,128) to a 2026 estimate of 17,282 -- approximately +1.43% annually (base record).
A genuinely favorable, improving crime picture
Burrillville's 2024 crime index ran 7.5 times below the national average, itself down 21% from 2023 -- a real, disclosed favorable trend (base record).
A modestly older population than Rhode Island statewide
Burrillville's median age (45.1) and senior share (~19%) run modestly above Rhode Island's own statewide figures, though not dramatically enough to mark this as a retirement-focused destination (base record).
Key takeaways
- Burrillville is genuinely Rhode Island's most heavily wooded and rural town, bordering CT and MA.
- A real, disclosed +7.16% population growth trend has occurred since the 2020 Census.
- Burrillville's crime picture runs genuinely favorable and improving.
- Burrillville's population skews modestly, not dramatically, older than Rhode Island's own statewide figures.
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