Providence

Best Providence suburbs for schools

Ranked almost entirely on the Schools category — within-state proficiency, student–teacher ratio, graduation rate and schools nearby — with the two poll questions about children and teenagers at 20% once a place has enough responses.

Updated Sep 2026·17 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Valley Falls$375k median · 23.3 min commute
Schools B+Cost of living B−Residents inactive
81
Schools score
overall 64 C+
2
The Brightman Street Bridge, as seen from the southwest. The crane seen in the background is working on the replacement for the bridge.
Somerset$419k median · 31.3 min commute
Schools BCost of living BResidents inactive
73
Schools score
overall 59 C
3
Aerial view of downtown Westerly, Rhode Island, along the Pawcatuck River, a town of 23,359 residents historically known for granite quarrying and today for its
Westerly$449k median · 22.9 min commute
Schools B−Cost of living BResidents inactive
71
Schools score
overall 64 C+
4
North Attleborough Town$482k median · 32.4 min commute
Schools B−Cost of living B−Residents inactive
71
Schools score
overall 57 C−
5
Witherbee School, Middletown Historical Society, Newport East Rhode Island This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Hi
Newport East$485k median · 20.5 min commute
Schools CCost of living C+Residents inactive
62
Schools score
overall 62 C
6
Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
Warwick$355k median · 24.6 min commute
Schools CCost of living B−Residents inactive
59
Schools score
overall 58 C
7
Built in 1927 in the Edgewood neighborhood. Designed by George Frederick Hall of Martin & Hall.
Cranston$378k median · 24.3 min commute
Schools CCost of living B−Residents inactive
59
Schools score
overall 59 C
8
World War I Memorial and Taunton Plaza, at the triangle created by Route 44 (Taunton Avenue), Whelden Avenue, and Broadway, East Providence Rhode Island
East Providence$366k median · 22.6 min commute
Schools CCost of living B−Residents inactive
58
Schools score
overall 58 C
9
Attleboro City Hall, Massachusetts
Attleboro$448k median · 30.5 min commute
Schools D+Cost of living C+Residents inactive
52
Schools score
overall 54 C−
10
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Pawtucket$326k median · 25.6 min commute
Schools DCost of living BResidents inactive
47
Schools score
overall 52 D+
This list's weighting
Schools 80%Resident poll (Q5, Q6) 20%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Somerset (T.S. Custadio aka ToddC4176 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0); Westerly (Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0); Newport East (John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0); Warwick (Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0); Cranston (Eric Harrison · CC BY-SA 2.0); East Providence (John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0); Attleboro (Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0); Pawtucket (Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0).