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Down payment assistance

Buying a home in Tiverton, RI

1 county program and 11 statewide.

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What’s local to Tiverton

No program run for Tiverton alone is listed. A home in Tiverton can use Newport County’s programs below, plus the Rhode Island statewide and federal ones.

The closest city that runs its own program is Cranston, about 16 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.

Anywhere in Newport

1 county program

The Tiverton market

Kinds of homes here

  • 67.6% single-family
  • 6.4% townhouse
  • 13% 2–4 units
  • 13% 5+ units
  • 0% mobile & other

Condos count. Tiverton’s one local program accepts condos.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25024.

76.9%

of Tiverton homes were built before 1980. Pre-1978 homes come with a federal lead-paint disclosure.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25034.

$112,100
County area median income, 4 people (HUD)
$99,158
Tiverton median household income

See the published limits for Newport County

Free help nearby

1 HUD-approved counseling agency within 15 miles

Tiverton’s program asks for a homebuyer class first. Create a free account to see who’s near you and pick one.

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Across Rhode Island and nationwide

73 statewide & federal programs

Tiverton questions

Does Tiverton have its own down payment program?

No program run for Tiverton alone is listed. A home in Tiverton can use the 1 program that cover Newport County and the 11 statewide programs. Each program’s own site has the current terms.

Can I use assistance on a condo in Tiverton?

Tiverton’s one local program accepts condos. Each program’s page lists the kinds of homes it accepts, and the agency confirms it for the home you choose.

What is the income limit in Newport County?

Each program sets its own. 13 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Newport County, adjusted for household size. HUD publishes the median each year; the 2026 figure is shown above and on the published limits page.

Where can I take a homebuyer class near Tiverton?

HUD-approved housing counseling agencies teach homebuyer classes, and 1 agency is within 15 miles of Tiverton. Create a free account and take the 90-second match to see the ones near you.

ZIP codes

02878

Sources: agency sites (July 2026), Census ACS 2024 5-year, HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.