Bradford vs Hope Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Bradford and Hope Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Bradford and Hope Valley are places in Rhode Island. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hope Valley has the higher population (2,147 vs 1,437 in Bradford). Bradford has the higher median household income ($108,295 vs $98,481 in Hope Valley). Hope Valley has the higher median home value ($424,100 vs $387,100 in Bradford).

Population, income & housing

	Bradford	Hope Valley
Population	1,437	2,147
Median age	37.1 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$108,295	$98,481
Median home value	$387,100	$424,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,393
Housing units	579	779
Homeownership rate	76.2%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.2%	26.1%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bradford	Hope Valley
Population	1,303 → 1,437 (+10.3%)	1,823 → 2,147 (+17.8%)
Median household income	$72,428 → $108,295 (+49.5%)	$79,931 → $98,481 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$227,400 → $387,100 (+70.2%)	$254,600 → $424,100 (+66.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,017 → $985 (-3.1%)	$1,375 → $1,393 (+1.3%)

Bradford

Population

1,3031,437

Median household income

$72,428$108,295

Median home value

$227,400$387,100

Median gross rent

$1,017$985

Hope Valley

Population

1,8232,147

Median household income

$79,931$98,481

Median home value

$254,600$424,100

Median gross rent

$1,375$1,393

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bradford	Hope Valley
Under 5	13.6%	2.2%
5 to 17	13.9%	14.2%
18 to 24	0.8%	9.0%
25 to 34	18.9%	5.4%
35 to 44	10.9%	22.5%
45 to 54	8.8%	6.0%
55 to 64	19.1%	22.4%
65 to 74	4.9%	13.7%
75 and over	9.1%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bradford	Hope Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bradford	Hope Valley
No high school diploma	2.4%	17.4%
High school graduate	38.6%	22.7%
Some college or associate's	17.8%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	36.5%	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bradford	Hope Valley
Drove alone	68.5%	93.6%
Carpooled	13.3%	1.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.4%	4.8%
Other means	5.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bradford	Hope Valley
1-unit, detached	68.4%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	29.2%	21.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bradford	Hope Valley
Poverty rate	9.4%	6.1%
Average household size	2.48	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1949	1981