Cost of living in Somerset

Composed in-house · four inputs · 14% of the overall score

74/100
2nd of 17

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The four inputs

Housing cost index102

Providence 10045% · scores 75

Effective property tax rate1.12%

Providence 1.09%25% · scores 64

Utilities79

Providence 10020% · scores 81

Local sales tax6.25%

Providence median 7.00%10% · scores 75

Vertical rule marks the Providence reference. Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Providence suburbs for cost of living

All 17 ranked, Somerset highlighted

1WesterlyB$448,800 2SomersetB$418,800 3TauntonB$422,800 4PawtucketB$325,500 5Fall RiverB$395,500 6New BedfordB$357,300 7WoonsocketB$311,000 8Central FallsB−$352,100 9North Attleborough TownB−$482,200 10East ProvidenceB−$365,500 11WarwickB−$354,600 12Valley FallsB−$375,200 13CranstonB−$378,300 14ProvidenceC+$362,200 15AttleboroC+$448,100 16Newport EastC+$485,400 17NewportC+$746,900

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Better than Somerset on cost of living

Somerset grades B on cost of living.

Nothing within 25 miles beats Somerset on cost of living.

Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24

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