Providence

Most affordable Providence suburbs

Ranked on what a household actually pays: the in-house cost-of-living index at 55%, the median home value against the metro at 25% (lower is better here), and the share of households already stretched by housing costs at 20%.

Updated Sep 2026·17 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
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
Cost of living BHousing CEmployment C+
67
Affordability
overall 59 C
2
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
Cost of living BHousing D+Employment C+
63
Affordability
overall 64 C+
3
North Attleborough Town$482k median · 32.4 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing CEmployment C
63
Affordability
overall 57 C−
4
Valley Falls$375k median · 23.3 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing D+Employment C+
62
Affordability
overall 64 C+
5
Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
Warwick$355k median · 24.6 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing D+Employment C−
61
Affordability
overall 58 C
6
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Pawtucket$326k median · 25.6 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment D−
61
Affordability
overall 52 D+
7
Woonsocket City Hall. Woonsocket, Rhode Island. 2015.
Woonsocket$311k median · 29.3 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment F
61
Affordability
overall 44 D
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
Cost of living B−Housing DEmployment D
61
Affordability
overall 58 C
9
Taunton Green, Massachusetts
Taunton$423k median · 29.3 min commute
Cost of living BHousing DEmployment D
59
Affordability
overall 50 D+
10
Built in 1927 in the Edgewood neighborhood. Designed by George Frederick Hall of Martin & Hall.
Cranston$378k median · 24.3 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing DEmployment D+
58
Affordability
overall 59 C
This list's weighting
Cost of living 55%Median home value (lower is better) 25%Cost-burdened households 20%
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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); Warwick (Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0); Pawtucket (Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0); Woonsocket (Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0); East Providence (John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0); Taunton (Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0); Cranston (Eric Harrison · CC BY-SA 2.0).