Moving to Harrisville: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Harrisville means moving to a real, genuine historic mill village within the town of Burrillville -- part of the Blackstone River Valley's real industrial-heritage corridor, with genuinely affordable housing weighed honestly against a restated, elevated property tax rate.
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Learn moreHarrisville's real mill-village and Blackstone River Valley heritage
Harrisville, originally Rhodesville, was renamed for Andrew Harris, who established water-powered textile mills there beginning in 1825; textile production ended in 1972, and the village is cited as arguably the most charming of Burrillville's seven historic mill villages (base record).
A genuinely affordable home value
Harrisville's cited median home value ($337,334) runs below both Rhode Island's own statewide average and Burrillville's own confirmed town-wide median -- a real, disclosed affordability advantage within the town (base record).
An elevated property tax rate restated from Burrillville
No Harrisville-specific property-tax figure was found; this record restates Burrillville's own confirmed 1.50% effective rate, genuinely above both national and Rhode Island statewide medians -- prospective movers should understand this before budgeting (base record).
A river-confluence setting and an older-skewing population
Harrisville sits at the confluence of the Clear and Nipmuck Rivers -- confirm current flood-zone status directly. A separately cited 2022 estimate put the village's median age at approximately 52.1 years, substantially above Rhode Island's own statewide median (base record).
Key takeaways
- Harrisville is a real, historic mill village within Burrillville, part of the Blackstone River Valley's industrial-heritage corridor.
- Harrisville's population ran 1,745 (2020 Census), with a separately cited 2022 median age of approximately 52.1 years.
- Housing runs genuinely affordable (approximately $337,334 median), though the restated property tax rate (1.50%) runs substantially above national and Rhode Island statewide medians.
- Harrisville sits at the confluence of the Clear and Nipmuck Rivers -- confirm current flood-zone status directly.
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