Best PlacesKent Heights, East Providence, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kent Heights, 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.
Kent Heights, East Providence ranks 2,596th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kent Heights, 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.
Kent Heights, East Providence's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kent Heights, East Providence ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Short commute19.1 minutes each way, better than 84% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Kent Heights, East Providence ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD+, better than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Kent Heights, East Providence
A household needs to earn about $112,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kent Heights, East Providence home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $94,917, 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 Kent Heights, East Providence's effective rate of 1.28%, 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 Kent Heights, East Providence
Kent Heights, East Providence's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kent Heights, East Providence.
Who works in Kent Heights, East Providence, and how
Work in Kent Heights, East Providence centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Kent Heights, East Providence
The coast is about 28 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Kent Heights, East Providence, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Kent Heights, East Providence, month by month
Kent Heights, 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 Kent Heights, East Providence
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 43 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kent Heights, East Providence
Schools across Kent Heights, East Providence average a D+, better than 19% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Silver Spring SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Kent Heights SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Emma G. Whiteknact SchoolD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Edward Martin MiddleD · 20% proficient
- West Broadway Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- East Providence HighC− · 29% proficient
- 360 High SchoolF · 5% proficient
- Dr. Jorge Alvarez HsF · 3% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kent Heights, East Providence school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kent Heights, 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 Kent Heights, East Providence against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Kent Heights, East Providence
Is Kent Heights, East Providence a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kent Heights, East Providence ranks 2,596th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a strong job market, low crime, and clean air, and lowest on state finances and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kent Heights, East Providence expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $401,210. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $94,917 median income, cost of living beats 64% of neighborhoods.
Is Kent Heights, East Providence safe?
Yes, Kent Heights, East Providence is safer than 89% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $177 per resident a year.
Compare Kent Heights, East Providence with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kent Heights, East Providence. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kent Heights, 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.
Kent Heights, East Providence detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kent Heights, East Providence: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kent Heights, East Providence: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kent Heights, East Providence: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kent Heights, East Providence: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kent Heights, 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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