Cowesett is an affluent hillside neighborhood located in Warwick, Rhode Island

Warwick, Rhode Island

Warwick is a city in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. It is the second largest city in the state, with a population of 82,672 at the 2010 census. Its mayor has been Scott Avedisian since 2000...

. Cowesett is bounded on the north by Rhode Island Route 117, on the south by East Greenwich, Rhode Island

East Greenwich, Rhode Island

East Greenwich is a town in and the county seat of Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 13,146 at the 2010 census. East Greenwich is the wealthiest municipality within the state of Rhode Island....

, on the east by U.S. 1

U.S. Route 1 in Rhode Island

In the U.S. state of Rhode Island, U.S. Route 1 is a major north–south state highway through Providence. Staying close to the Atlantic Ocean and Narragansett Bay, it is a longer route than Interstate 95, and many portions are a four-lane divided highway....

 (Post Road), and on the west by Rhode Island Route 2. To the east is neighborhood of Chepiwanoxet and Greenwich Bay

Greenwich Bay (Rhode Island)

Greenwich Bay, is a bay on the coast of Rhode Island in the United States near East Greenwich, Rhode Island off of Narragansett Bay.The United States Navy seaplane tender USS Greenwich Bay, in commission from 1945 to 1966, was named for the bay....

, an arm of Narragansett Bay

Narragansett Bay

Narragansett Bay is a bay and estuary on the north side of Rhode Island Sound. Covering 147 mi2 , the Bay forms New England's largest estuary, which functions as an expansive natural harbor, and includes a small archipelago...

. Cowesett is known as the "Wellesley By the Sea" for its similarity to the affluent Wellesely, MA but near the coast.

The major public schools are CCRI, Cedar Hill Elementary School, Scott Elementary School, Winman Junior High School, and Toll Gate High School

Toll Gate High School

Toll Gate High School is a public high school in Warwick, Rhode Island on Centerville Road. It serves education to grades 9-12 and has approximately 1100 students and 97 teachers. The current timeblock for a school day is 7:24am–1:51pm.-History:...

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Warwick boasts some of the top private schools in the state including Bishop Hendricken and Rocky Hill,

Cowesett is home to actor James Woods

James Woods

James Howard Woods is an American film, stage and television actor. Woods is known for starring in critically acclaimed films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, Nixon, Ghosts of Mississippi, Casino, and in the television legal drama Shark. He has won three Emmy Awards, and has gained...

, former boxer Vinny Pazienza, and Olympic Gold Medalist Sara DeCosta

Sara Decosta

Sara DeCosta is an American ice hockey player from Warwick, Rhode Island, an alumna of Toll Gate High School. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics and a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics....

. It is the former home of current Major League pitcher Dan Wheeler

Dan Wheeler

Daniel Michael Wheeler is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball.-Baseball career:...

of the Tampa Bay Rays. The name "Cowesett" comes from the name of a local Native American tribe.

In 2010, the MBTA opened up Warwick Station which provides train service to Boston.