Best Places02906, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 02906, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
02906 ranks 3,169th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 02906
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
02906's strengths and weaknesses
Where 02906 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 96% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 02906 ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,309 a month, better than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 02906
A household needs to earn about $191,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 02906 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $117,100, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 02906's effective rate of 1.13%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 02906
02906 runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 02906.
Who works in 02906, and how
Work in 02906 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 47%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 25%
Life in 02906
02906 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 92% of zip codes. The coast is about 30 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 02906 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 02906, month by month
02906 sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 02906
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around 02906
Schools across 02906 average an F, better than 1% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Vartan Gregorian El. SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Francis J. Varieur SchoolD− · 11% proficient
- William D'abate Elem. SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Edward Martin MiddleD · 20% proficient
- Nathan Bishop MiddleF · 10% proficient
- West Broadway Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Charles E. Shea High SchoolF · 10% proficient
- Dr. Jorge Alvarez HsF · 3% proficient
- Hope High SchoolF · 3% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 02906 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
02906 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 02906 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 02906 suits
Families
Schools land around the 0th percentile and crime safety beats 61%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 85% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 28% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 02906
Is 02906 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 02906 ranks 3,169th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, walkability, and population health, and lowest on the schools and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 02906 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $697,669. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $117,100 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 02906 safe?
Yes, 02906 is safer than 61% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $209 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 02906?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 21. That works out to about 69 pleasant days a year, more than 24% of zip codes.
Is 02906 good for families?
Schools beat 0% of zip codes, crime safety beats 61%, and childcare runs $1,309 a month.
Compare 02906 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 02906. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 02906 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
02906 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 02906: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 02906: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 02906: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 02906: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
02906 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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