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Providence, RI · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Providence

Providence ranks T#128 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 9 — Quiet. That puts it in the 5th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Rhode Island.

affordability score
9
Quiet
National rank
T#128 of 134
In Rhode Island
#1 of 1
Percentile
5th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Providence sits 41 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.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Providence

  1. T#125 Buffalo, NY 10
  2. T#125 Cleveland, OH 10
  3. T#128 Providence, RI — this page 9
  4. T#131 Bridgeport, CT 8
  5. T#131 Newark, NJ 8

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Providence

Providence scores 78 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: