Housing Fact Book: It now takes $459,600 a year to afford a median-priced house in Newport

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A household needs an income of $459,600 to affordably buy a median-priced single-family home in Newport, where that price reached $1,510,000 last year, according to the 2026 Housing Fact Book released Friday by HousingWorks RI at Roger Williams University. Newport’s median household income is $86,313. The city’s median single-family price rose 94% between 2020 and […]

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