Providence–Warwick
17 cities and suburbs across Providence, each scored out of 100 on the same national scales. The metro's median home is $422,500 and its mean commute 26.6 min. Valley Falls scores highest overall at 64. Westerly leads on cost of living.
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17 places
in Providence
in Providence
One of 50 metros graded so far, on the same national scales.
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Downtown Providence
Downtown Warwick
Valley Falls
Westerly
Newport East
Cranston
Newport
East Providence
North Attleborough Town
Attleboro
Pawtucket
Taunton
New Bedford
Woonsocket
Central Falls
Fall River
Dot size = overall scoreA B C D Positions plotted from place centroids · rings measured from Downtown Providence
Every suburb of Providence, ranked
| # | Place | Score | Hous | Scho | Cost | Comm | Amen | Empl | Resi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valley Falls | 64 C+ | D+ | B+ | B− | C+ | C− | C+ | — |
| 2 | Westerly | 64 C+ | D+ | B− | B | C+ | C− | C+ | — |
| 3 | Newport East | 62 C | C− | C | C+ | B+ | B− | D | — |
| 4 | Somerset | 59 C | C | B | B | F | D− | C+ | — |
| 5 | Cranston | 59 C | D | C | B− | C+ | C | D+ | — |
| 6 | Newport | 58 C | C | D− | C+ | A− | C+ | F | — |
| 7 | East Providence | 58 C | D | C | B− | B− | C | D | — |
| 8 | Warwick | 58 C | D+ | C | B− | C+ | D+ | C− | — |
| 9 | North Attleborough Town | 57 C− | C | B− | B− | D− | F | C | — |
| 10 | Attleboro | 54 C− | C− | D+ | C+ | D− | D+ | C | — |
| 11 | Pawtucket | 52 D+ | F | D | B | C | C+ | D− | — |
| 12 | Providence | 52 D+ | F | F | C+ | B− | A | F | — |
| 13 | Taunton | 50 D+ | D | D− | B | D− | C− | D | — |
| 14 | New Bedford | 45 D | F | F | B | C− | C | F | — |
| 15 | Woonsocket | 44 D | F | F | B | D | C | F | — |
| 16 | Central Falls | 43 D | F | F | B− | D+ | C | F | — |
| 17 | Fall River | 39 D− | F | F | B | D+ | F | F | — |
— for Residents: fewer than 8 poll responses, so the category is not yet counted. Those places' overall scores are computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. 17 of 17 are currently below the threshold.
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