Housing & affordability in Providence

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score

37/100
12th of 17

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The four inputs

Median home value vs metro$362,200

Providence $422,50040% · scores 42

Median rent vs metro$1,408/mo

Providence $1,307/mo30% · scores 55

Ownership rate41%

Providence 63%15% · scores 12

Households spending >30% of income on housing42%

Providence 35%15% · scores 11

Context, not scored

Median year built · Providence 19621939 or earlier

Houses rather than flats · Providence 59%30%

Households with children · Providence 28%29%

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, Providence highlighted

1North Attleborough TownC$482,200 2SomersetC$418,800 3NewportC$746,900 4AttleboroC−$448,100 5Newport EastC−$485,400 6WesterlyD+$448,800 7Valley FallsD+$375,200 8WarwickD+$354,600 9CranstonD$378,300 10TauntonD$422,800 11East ProvidenceD$365,500 12ProvidenceF$362,200 13PawtucketF$325,500 14Fall RiverF$395,500 15New BedfordF$357,300 16WoonsocketF$311,000 17Central FallsF$352,100

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Better than Providence on housing & affordability

Providence grades F on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbHousingMedian home valueOwnership rateOverall

North Attleborough Town11 mi from ProvidenceC$482k72% 57 C− Somerset14 mi from ProvidenceC$419k87% 59 C Newport24 mi from ProvidenceC$747k50% 58 C Attleboro10 mi from ProvidenceC−$448k66% 54 C− Newport East22 mi from ProvidenceC−$485k52% 62 C Valley Falls7 mi from ProvidenceD+$375k68% 64 C+

Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24

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How this works

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