Housing market/Rhode Island/ZIP 02878
ZIP 02878 Tiverton, Rhode Island
Newport-Middleton-Portsmouth, RI HUD Metro FMR Area · Rhode Island. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 02878 · RI
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 02878 — Tiverton, RI HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 02878
- 1-unit detached5,51971.2%
- 1-unit attached4315.6%
- 2–4 units78710.2%
- 5–49 units3424.4%
- 50+ units3985.1%
- Mobile2703.5%
2–4 unit share 10.2% · 5–49 unit share 4.4% · combined 2–49 14.6%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,228 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,038.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 32.5%; ≥50% 20.9%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $2,090 (1.702× ACS median gross rent).
Population
16,260 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +2.8%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 3 projects, 240 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 2 properties, 61 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 51 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 02878 21.9% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 11.5%; ACS median gross rent is $1,228; population increased +2.8% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 787 units in 2–4-unit structures and 342 units in 5–49-unit structures; 3 LIHTC projects totaling 240 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $2,090 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,228. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Rhode Island research
ZIP 02878 is a Census / HUD profile for Newport-Middleton-Portsmouth, RI. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 02878 — Tiverton, RI HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Rhode Island ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Rhode Island research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 02878?
ZIP 02878 (Newport-Middleton-Portsmouth, RI HUD Metro FMR Area) has 16,260 residents, 6,853 households, a renter share of 21.9%, median household income of $99,542, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,228. Vacancy is 11.5%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 02878?
ACS counts 465 units in 2-unit buildings, 322 in 3–4 unit buildings, 38 in 5–9, 20 in 10–19, and 284 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 1,129 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 02878?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $2,090. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 02878 — Tiverton, RI HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Rhode Island ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 02878 is Census / HUD research for Newport-Middleton-Portsmouth, RI HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Rhode Island property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.