Best Places02919, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 02919, 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.
02919 ranks 11,169th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. State finances pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on big-city access.
The best neighborhoods in 02919
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.
02919's strengths and weaknesses
Where 02919 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 81% of zip codes
Where 02919 ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,309 a month, better than only 15% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 02919
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 02919 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $99,110; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 02919's effective rate of 1.31%, 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 02919
02919 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 02919.
Who works in 02919, and how
Work in 02919 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 02919
02919 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 72% of zip codes. The coast is about 34 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 02919 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 02919, month by month
02919 sees roughly 71 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 02919
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 45 miles away.
The best schools in and around 02919
Schools across 02919 average a C, better than 29% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Old County Road SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Brown Avenue SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Sarah Dyer Barnes SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Vincent J. Gallagher MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Western Hills Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Nicholas A. Ferri MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Smithfield High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- North Providence HighC · 32% proficient
- Johnston Senior HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 02919 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
02919 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 02919 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 02919 suits
Families
Schools land around the 29th percentile and crime safety beats 57%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 74% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 10% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 02919
Is 02919 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 02919 ranks 11,169th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, transit, and clean air, and lowest on state finances and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 02919 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $358,704. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $99,110 median income, cost of living beats 74% of zip codes.
Is 02919 safe?
Yes, 02919 is safer than 57% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $220 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 02919?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 21. That works out to about 71 pleasant days a year, more than 28% of zip codes.
Is 02919 good for families?
Schools beat 29% of zip codes, crime safety beats 57%, and childcare runs $1,309 a month.
Compare 02919 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 02919. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 02919 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.
02919 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 02919: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 02919: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 02919: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 02919: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
02919 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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