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NK Ranks 4th in GoLocal Poll

The Providence-based website named North Kingstown the number-4 community in Rhode Island.


Taking one step ahead from its spot in the 2012 survey, North Kingstown ranked 4th in the GoLocalProv.com list of Best Communities.

Last year, NK ranked 5th, between Warwick and Hopkinton, but this year switched places with the home of T.F. Green Airport

A description posted with the results notes North Kingstown's scarcity among places that 'combine small water front villages and military/industrial sites with historic homes.'

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In ranking other local towns, GoLocalProv listed South Kingstown number 2, Exeter 11th, East Greenwich 3rd, and Coventry 15th.

[Read more about how GoLocalProv determined its rankings.]

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