I was in a similar situation moved from Northern Illinois. If you have kids consider schooling first. Southern RI is called south county even though that is not the name of the county. Schoold are generally better there. Roads from URI are generally are 50 mph or less and jam up around URI / commuters/ events. There are some new housing deeveloopments going up in Exeter on route 2, about 15 minutes north. Route 2 is a major highway amd taxes low. Charlestown on the south coast has great values but most housing is rebuilt former cottages, and a 30 miinute commute clow roads. South kingstown and North Kingstown are growing communities, good schools and higher taxes. Bonnet Shores is very desirable, again mostly older but updated and if you can snag something there its 30 minutes worst commute, and will growe in value