Best Places02915, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 02915, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
02915 ranks 11,015th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. State finances pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on transit.
The best neighborhoods in 02915
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.
02915's strengths and weaknesses
Where 02915 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 02915 ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,309 a month, better than only 15% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 02915
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 02915 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $81,009, 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 02915's effective rate of 1.19%, 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 02915
02915 runs older 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 02915.
Who works in 02915, and how
Work in 02915 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 02915
02915 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 89% of zip codes. The coast is about 31 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 02915 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 02915, month by month
02915 sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 02915
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 44 miles away.
The best schools in and around 02915
Schools across 02915 average a C, better than 40% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- George R MartinB+ · 54% proficient
- Edward S. Rhodes SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Silver Spring SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Barrington Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Riverside Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Edward Martin MiddleD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Barrington High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
- Pilgrim High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- East Providence HighC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 02915 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
02915 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 02915 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 02915
Is 02915 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 02915 ranks 11,015th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, health care access, and big-city access, and lowest on state finances and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 02915 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $354,892. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $81,009 median income, cost of living beats 46% of zip codes.
Is 02915 safe?
Yes, 02915 is safer than 76% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $174 per resident a year.
Compare 02915 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 02915. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 02915 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.
02915 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 02915: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 02915: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 02915: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 02915: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
02915 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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