Metro area · CBSA 39300
Providence
The Providence, RI metro area has 1,684,071 people. Median rent is $1,307, 18.0% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Providence County at $1,879. Of the 45 places we track here, Bradford has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$87,040
Median home value
$422,500
Unemployment
5.7%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,879
HUD, Providence County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | 191,767 | $1,408 | 24.8% |
| New Bedford | 100,998 | $1,137 | 23.9% |
| Fall River | 94,082 | $1,155 | 24.5% |
| Cranston | 83,250 | $1,375 | 18.3% |
| Warwick | 83,175 | $1,363 | 18.4% |
| Pawtucket | 75,893 | $1,208 | 21.2% |
| Taunton | 60,433 | $1,324 | 20.0% |
| East Providence | 47,281 | $1,288 | 20.4% |
| Attleboro | 46,762 | $1,590 | 19.3% |
| Woonsocket | 43,521 | $1,161 | 22.8% |
| North Attleborough Town | 30,984 | $1,509 | 16.1% |
| Newport | 24,874 | $1,698 | 23.6% |
| Central Falls | 22,701 | $1,200 | 29.2% |
| Westerly | 18,411 | $1,260 | 15.9% |
| Somerset | 18,298 | $1,271 | 13.5% |
| Valley Falls | 12,657 | $1,362 | 17.6% |
| Newport East | 11,069 | $1,876 | 25.3% |
| Wakefield-Peace Dale | 9,302 | $1,258 | 14.2% |
| Cumberland Hill | 8,648 | $1,310 | 12.0% |
| Greenville | 8,296 | $1,264 | 15.6% |
| Tiverton | 8,091 | $1,342 | 16.2% |
| Kingston | 7,332 | $1,568 | 17.5% |
| Mansfield Center | 7,222 | $1,664 | 20.4% |
| Bliss Corner | 5,405 | $1,538 | 24.5% |
| North Westport | 5,289 | $1,662 | 22.8% |
| Raynham Center | 4,841 | $1,776 | 16.1% |
| Smith Mills | 4,612 | $658 | 12.2% |
| Pascoag | 4,410 | $1,319 | 13.0% |
| Ocean Grove | 3,453 | $1,266 | 12.8% |
| Narragansett Pier | 3,167 | $1,649 | 24.1% |
| North Seekonk | 2,974 | $1,421 | 14.9% |
| Acushnet Center | 2,810 | $1,083 | 18.1% |
| Norton Center | 2,663 | $1,181 | 11.8% |
| Hope Valley | 2,297 | $1,393 | 16.4% |
| Chepachet | 1,923 | $936 | 12.1% |
| Harrisville | 1,767 | $1,094 | 21.0% |
| Ashaway | 1,722 | $1,604 | 18.6% |
| Melville | 1,631 | $2,724 | 32.0% |
| Bradford | 1,511 | $985 | 9.8% |
| Charlestown | 1,499 | $1,159 | 12.8% |
| Carolina | 1,048 | $1,327 | 11.4% |
| Harmony | 1,006 | $1,312 | 13.1% |
| Greene | 962 | $1,327 | 12.3% |
| Quonochontaug | 610 | $1,327 | 18.5% |
| Weekapaug | 541 | $1,729 | 15.0% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.