Best PlacesFox Point, Providence, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fox Point, 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.
Fox Point, Providence ranks 1,777th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fox Point, 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.
Fox Point, Providence's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fox Point, Providence ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Fox Point, Providence ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Fox Point, Providence
A household needs to earn about $132,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fox Point, Providence home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $92,820, 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 Fox Point, 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 Fox Point, Providence
Fox Point, Providence 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 Fox Point, Providence.
Who works in Fox Point, Providence, and how
Work in Fox Point, Providence centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 45%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 24%
Life in Fox Point, Providence
Fox Point, Providence has more restaurants and bars per resident than 86% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 28 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Fox Point, Providence and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fox Point, Providence, month by month
Fox Point, 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 Fox Point, 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 Fox Point, Providence
Schools across Fox Point, Providence average an F, better than 2% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Vartan Gregorian El. SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Agnes B. Hennessey SchoolD · 20% proficient
- William D'abate Elem. SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Edward Martin MiddleD · 20% proficient
- West Broadway Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- 360 High SchoolF · 5% 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 Fox Point, Providence school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fox Point, 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 Fox Point, Providence against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Fox Point, Providence
Is Fox Point, Providence a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fox Point, Providence ranks 1,777th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on walkability, an educated workforce, and biking, 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 Fox Point, Providence expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $475,866. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $92,820 median income, cost of living beats 59% of neighborhoods.
Is Fox Point, Providence safe?
Yes, Fox Point, Providence is safer than 68% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $282 per resident a year.
Compare Fox Point, Providence with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fox Point, Providence. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fox Point, 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.
Fox Point, Providence detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fox Point, Providence: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fox Point, Providence: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fox Point, Providence: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fox Point, Providence: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fox Point, 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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