Any info about Kingston? (Providence, Newport: real estate, rental, houses)

[M&A]

my wife is applying for professor position at University of Rhode Island in Kingston. so far i haven't been able to find much regarding real estate prices, neighborhoods etc. any info about this town would be most helpful.
ps. we'd be coming from Santa Barbara, Calif
thanks!

[Hollytree]

The URI campus is rural- Kingston is the small village it is in. You might want to look on RILiving.com for houses in South Kingstown or the Wakefield area. Actually, most places in Washington county would be close enough to URI to commute. You could consider Westerly or Newport if you wanted a bigger town to live in, although the rural areas are quite lovely on their own.

[NY Annie]

Kingston (where URI is located) is a village in the town of South Kingstown (don't get the tons mixed up with towns - only 2 towns, South and North Kingstown), Many professors (and professionals) live in The Oaks in PeaceDale (village in SK), Close to URI, check out Old North Rd (northern edge of campus), South Rd (just across highway from campus - lots of nice homes. Actually anywhere in South Kingstown, Wakefield, Peacedale, out to Usquepaug, Indian Lake Shores, on into North Kingstown are nice areas. Narragansett is nice too (a lot of students rent along 108 and into Narra because of the seasonal rental situation). Just find yourself a good realtor - there are many and no one particular one I would recommend over any other.

I wouldn't consider Westerly or Newport at all for distance. Westerly is at least a half hour drive and Newport is over 2 bridges and entirely a different part of the state - east bay. You'll be far better to stick to west bay and south county (which isn't really a county, but is a loosely defined area including most of southern RI (on the west bay) from somewhere in North Kingstown, some people say the dividing line is Ten Rod Rd/Wickford.

[wri001t]

West Kingston neighborhood is near URI campus West Kingston neighborhood is in the shadow of the URI campus | projoHomes: Neighborhood of the Week | projo.com | The Providence Journal

Get an idea for prices.

[Biketowork]

Any ideas as to the best place for a grad student to rent without a car in Kingston? Would Providence be too far away to commute via bus? What are the best areas in Providence? I am particularly looking for a gay-friendly area...

Thank you!