Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 50/100
D+
Median home value$375,200
Providence $422,500
Median rent$1,362/mo
Providence $1,307/mo
Cost-burdened households30%
Providence 35%
Valley Falls
Providence County12,657 residentsCumberland
64
C+
Suburbgrade score
1st of 17 Providence suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by housing & affordability.
64
Providence median 57
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Valley Falls is like to live in, by category
Bars show Valley Falls against Providence. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 81/100
B+
Within-state proficiency84th pct
Providence median 40th pct
Student–teacher ratio11.6
Providence median 13.1
Graduation rate87%
Providence median 85%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 69/100
B−
Housing cost index92
Providence 100
Eff. tax rate1.13%
Providence 1.09%
Local sales tax7.00%
Providence median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 65/100
C+
Mean commute23.3 min
Providence 26.6 min
Under 30 minutes69%
Providence 63%
Transit stops / sq mi5.3
Providence median 8.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 53/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés29
Providence median 33 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Providence median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks28
Providence median 28 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 64/100
C+
Median household income$92,901
Providence $87,040
Unemployment3.4%
Providence 5.7%
Professional occupations38%
Providence 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Valley Falls on housing & affordability
Valley Falls's weakest grade is D+. Three suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
North Attleborough Town4 mi from Valley FallsC 57 C− Somerset17 mi from Valley FallsC 59 C Attleboro5 mi from Valley FallsC− 54 C− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Valley Falls
Is Valley Falls, RI a good place to live?
Valley Falls scores 64 out of 100, 1st of 17 Providence suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Valley Falls expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $375,200, 11% below the Providence median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.13%. $1,362/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Valley Falls?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Valley Falls sit at the 84th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 11.6 student–teacher ratio. Valley Falls is served by Cumberland. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Valley Falls?
The mean commute is 23.3 min, with 69% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 9.9% working from home. Transit density is 5.3 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Valley Falls?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 29 restaurants and cafés and 28 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Valley Falls old or new?
The median home in Valley Falls was built in 1963 — close to the Providence median of 1962. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 70% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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