Rhode Island has 8 incorporated cities, towns and villages, home to 581,413 of the state’s 1,114,521 residents in 2025. Aria builds small business websites for companies in any of them for $89 a month, with domain, business email and hosting included and no setup fee.
No setup fee: you only pay the $89 monthly fee, after you approve your website.
The largest Rhode Island cities
By population, the largest municipalities in Rhode Island are Providence (195,310), Cranston (84,647), Warwick (84,187), Pawtucket (77,065), East Providence (48,249), Woonsocket (44,580), Newport (24,251) and Central Falls (23,124).
Rhode Island rules for a business with a website
- Rhode Island has two tracks: an unincorporated business (sole proprietorship or general partnership) registers a TRADE NAME, which registers to do business in one of Rhode Island’s municipalities and is filed through the Department of State’s Business Services Online Filing System; a corporation, LLC or nonprofit that wants to operate under another name files a FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT ($50) through the Corporate Online Filing System. R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-9 (fictitious business name statement for an LLC)
- Each city or town sets its own rules on where and what type of business may operate, and several municipalities require every business to file a registration form and an annual renewal; local trade name fees run from about $10 to $125 depending on the municipality. Official source
This is general information, not legal advice.
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- Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates for incorporated places.
- List of municipalities: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer (incorporated places).