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Affordability in Providence

Providence ranks T#123 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 11 — Quiet. That puts it in the 9th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Rhode Island.

affordability score
11
Quiet
National rank
T#123 of 134
In Rhode Island
#1 of 1
Percentile
9th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Providence sits 39 points below the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

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Ranked around Providence

  1. T#120 Los Angeles, CA 12
  2. T#120 New Orleans, LA 12
  3. T#123 Providence, RI — this page 11
  4. T#125 Buffalo, NY 10
  5. T#125 Memphis, TN 10

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Bismarck, ND 100
  2. #2 Sioux Falls, SD 99
  3. T#3 Billings, MT 98
  4. T#3 Virginia Beach, VA 98
  5. #5 Portland, ME 97

More about Providence

Providence scores 63 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: