Hopkinton vs Watch Hill

A side-by-side comparison of Hopkinton and Watch Hill: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hopkinton has the higher population (402 vs 224 in Watch Hill). Watch Hill has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $247,700 in Hopkinton). Since 2019, Watch Hill's population has grown faster (+58.9% vs -41.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Hopkinton	Watch Hill
Population	402	224
Median age	50.6 yrs	51.8 yrs
Median home value	$247,700	$2,000,001
Median gross rent	$464	—
Housing units	223	376
Homeownership rate	54.3%	89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.6%	69.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	25.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hopkinton	Watch Hill
Population	691 → 402 (-41.8%)	141 → 224 (+58.9%)
Median household income	—	$85,391 → $133,542 (+56.4%)
Median home value	$223,900 → $247,700 (+10.6%)	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$452 → $464 (+2.7%)	—

Hopkinton

Population

691402

Median home value

$223,900$247,700

Median gross rent

$452$464

Watch Hill

Population

141224

Median household income

$85,391$133,542

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hopkinton	Watch Hill
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.4%	22.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	10.3%
25 to 34	9.0%	0.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	3.6%
45 to 54	25.6%	19.6%
55 to 64	14.7%	14.7%
65 to 74	17.7%	8.5%
75 and over	12.7%	20.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hopkinton	Watch Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	84.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	15.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hopkinton	Watch Hill
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.7%
High school graduate	36.9%	5.3%
Some college or associate's	56.6%	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	37.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hopkinton	Watch Hill
Drove alone	74.3%	55.9%
Carpooled	16.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	19.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	16.2%
Other means	0.0%	8.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hopkinton	Watch Hill
1-unit, detached	59.2%	92.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	40.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hopkinton	Watch Hill
Poverty rate	5.0%	16.5%
Average household size	1.80	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	30	—
Median year structure built	1996	1938