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Rhode Island state guide
Compare large Rhode Island cities by 2025 Census population, young-grad fit, BLS state unemployment, schooling access, cost pressure, commute, and safety-check notes. The current Rhode Island subset includes 8 Northeast city pages with a combined 2025 population estimate of 581,413.
What the current Rhode Island catalog shows
Woonsocket, Rhode Island has the strongest verified population-growth signal in this Rhode Island subset at +3.13% since the 2020 estimates base. Cranston, Rhode Island has the lowest ACS rent-to-income baseline among the matched catalog cities at 18.3%. These figures describe the WhereToLive.us city subset, not a statewide average.
Median of matched city ACS gross-rent estimates; not a statewide rent.
Median of matched city ACS household-income estimates; not a statewide income.
Median of matched city ACS owner-occupied home values.
Cranston, Rhode Island leads this subset at 67/100.
Median of matched city approximate ACS commute estimates.
| City | Catalog | Grad fit | Median rent | Median income | 2025 population | City unemployment | Growth | Jobs | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence, Rhode Island | State starter | 64/100 | $1,408 | $68,119 | 195,310 | 8.2% | +2.31% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Cranston, Rhode Island | Rhode Island coverage | 67/100 | $1,375 | $90,206 | 84,647 | 6.1% | +2.10% | competitive | rent watch |
| Warwick, Rhode Island | Rhode Island coverage | 67/100 | $1,363 | $88,708 | 84,187 | 5.1% | +1.63% | competitive | rent watch |
| Pawtucket, Rhode Island | Rhode Island coverage | 63/100 | $1,208 | $68,310 | 77,065 | 7.3% | +1.88% | competitive | rent watch |
| East Providence, Rhode Island | Rhode Island coverage | 67/100 | $1,288 | $75,912 | 48,249 | 5.5% | +2.38% | competitive | rent watch |
| Woonsocket, Rhode Island | Rhode Island coverage | 61/100 | $1,161 | $61,059 | 44,580 | 6.8% | +3.13% | competitive | rent watch |
| Newport, Rhode Island | Rhode Island coverage | 60/100 | $1,698 | $86,313 | 24,251 | 9.0% | -3.63% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Central Falls, Rhode Island | Rhode Island coverage | 56/100 | $1,200 | $49,285 | 23,124 | 7.9% | +2.38% | competitive | rent stretched |