Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 35/100
F
Median home value$325,500
Providence $422,500
Median rent$1,208/mo
Providence $1,307/mo
Cost-burdened households38%
Providence 35%
Pawtucket
Providence County75,893 residentsPawtucket
52
D+
Suburbgrade score
11th of 17 Providence suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
52
Providence median 57
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Pawtucket is like to live in, by category
Bars show Pawtucket against Providence. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 47/100
D
Within-state proficiency30th pct
Providence median 40th pct
Student–teacher ratio13.5
Providence median 13.1
Graduation rate81%
Providence median 85%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index88
Providence 100
Eff. tax rate1.22%
Providence 1.09%
Local sales tax7.00%
Providence median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Mean commute25.6 min
Providence 26.6 min
Under 30 minutes64%
Providence 63%
Transit stops / sq mi24
Providence median 8.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 65/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés48
Providence median 33 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Providence median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks33
Providence median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 40/100
D−
Median household income$68,310
Providence $87,040
Unemployment7.3%
Providence 5.7%
Professional occupations35%
Providence 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Pawtucket on housing & affordability
Pawtucket's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
North Attleborough Town7 mi from PawtucketC 57 C− Somerset14 mi from PawtucketC 59 C Attleboro6 mi from PawtucketC− 54 C− Valley Falls3 mi from PawtucketD+ 64 C+ Warwick12 mi from PawtucketD+ 58 C Cranston9 mi from PawtucketD 59 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Pawtucket
Is Pawtucket, RI a good place to live?
Pawtucket scores 52 out of 100, 11th of 17 Providence suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Pawtucket expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $325,500, 23% below the Providence median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.22%. $1,208/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Pawtucket?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Pawtucket sit at the 30th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 81% graduation rate and a 13.5 student–teacher ratio. Pawtucket is served by Pawtucket. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Pawtucket?
The mean commute is 25.6 min, with 64% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 9.2% working from home. Transit density is 24 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Pawtucket?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 48 restaurants and cafés and 33 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Pawtucket old or new?
The median home in Pawtucket was built in 1947 — older than the Providence median of 1962. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 37% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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