Housing & affordability in Cranston
ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
D
47/100
9th of 17
9th of 17
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$378,300
Providence $422,50040% · scores 44
Median rent vs metro$1,375/mo
Providence $1,307/mo30% · scores 54
Ownership rate68%
Providence 63%15% · scores 59
Households spending >30% of income on housing35%
Providence 35%15% · scores 32
Context, not scored
Median year built · Providence 19621958
Houses rather than flats · Providence 59%66%
Households with children · Providence 28%26%
Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.
Vertical rule marks the Providence reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.
Best Providence suburbs for housing
All 17 ranked, Cranston highlighted1North Attleborough TownC$482,2002SomersetC$418,8003NewportC$746,9004AttleboroC−$448,1005Newport EastC−$485,4006WesterlyD+$448,8007Valley FallsD+$375,2008WarwickD+$354,6009CranstonD$378,30010TauntonD$422,80011East ProvidenceD$365,50012ProvidenceF$362,20013PawtucketF$325,50014Fall RiverF$395,50015New BedfordF$357,30016WoonsocketF$311,00017Central FallsF$352,100
Better than Cranston on housing & affordability
Cranston grades D on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
North Attleborough Town16 mi from CranstonC 57 C− Somerset17 mi from CranstonC 59 C Newport22 mi from CranstonC 58 C Attleboro15 mi from CranstonC− 54 C− Newport East20 mi from CranstonC− 62 C Valley Falls12 mi from CranstonD+ 64 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24