Best PlacesEast Providence, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Providence, 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.
East Providence ranks 19,187th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in East Providence
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.
East Providence's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Providence ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of towns
- TransitBetter than 99% of towns
- BikingBetter than 98% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of towns
Where East Providence ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 4% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,309 a month, better than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East Providence
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Providence home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $81,611, 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 East Providence's effective rate of 1.24%, 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 East Providence
East Providence 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 East Providence.
Who works in East Providence, and how
Work in East Providence 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 82%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in East Providence
East Providence has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of towns and more parkland per resident than 94% of towns. The coast is about 28 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of East Providence and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Providence, month by month
East Providence 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 East Providence
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 7 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 East Providence
Schools across East Providence average a D+, better than 11% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Myron J. Francis ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Vartan Gregorian El. SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Silver Spring SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Barrington Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Edward Martin MiddleD · 20% proficient
- Nathan Bishop MiddleF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Pilgrim High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- East Providence HighC− · 29% proficient
- Charles E. Shea High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Providence school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Providence 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 East Providence against the other 50,332 towns.
Who East Providence suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in East Providence
Is East Providence a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Providence ranks 19,187th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, transit, and biking, and lowest on state finances and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Providence expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $351,349. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $81,611 median income, cost of living beats 49% of towns.
Is East Providence safe?
East Providence is safer than 40% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $251 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in East Providence?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 23. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 17% of towns.
Is East Providence good for families?
Schools beat 11% of towns, crime safety beats 40%, and childcare runs $1,309 a month.
Compare East Providence with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Providence. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Providence 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.
East Providence detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Providence: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Providence: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Providence: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Providence: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Providence 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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