Best PlacesLower South Providence, Providence, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lower South Providence, 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.
Lower South Providence, Providence ranks 5,158th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. The schools pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on walkability.
The best neighborhoods in Lower South Providence, 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.
Lower South Providence, Providence's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lower South Providence, Providence ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 65% of neighborhoods
Where Lower South Providence, Providence ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Lower South Providence, Providence
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lower South Providence, Providence home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $53,977, 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 Lower South Providence, Providence's effective rate of 0.79%, 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 Lower South Providence, Providence
Lower South Providence, Providence runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lower South Providence, Providence.
Who works in Lower South Providence, Providence, and how
Work in Lower South Providence, Providence centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Lower South Providence, Providence
Lower South Providence, Providence has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 30 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Lower South Providence, Providence and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lower South Providence, Providence, month by month
Lower South Providence, 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 Lower South Providence, 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 44 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lower South Providence, Providence
Schools across Lower South Providence, Providence average an F, better than 1% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- The Hope AcademyD− · 11% proficient
- William D'abate Elem. SchoolF · 10% proficient
- Mary E. Fogarty El. SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Broadway Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
- Roger Williams MiddleF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- 360 High SchoolF · 5% proficient
- W B Cooley & Acad InternationaF · 5% proficient
- Metropolitan Career Tech CtrF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lower South Providence, Providence school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lower South Providence, 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 Lower South Providence, Providence against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Lower South Providence, Providence
Is Lower South Providence, Providence a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lower South Providence, Providence ranks 5,158th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on walkability, clean air, and low taxes, and lowest on the schools 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 Lower South Providence, Providence expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $331,444. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $53,977 median income, cost of living beats 16% of neighborhoods.
Is Lower South Providence, Providence safe?
Yes, Lower South Providence, Providence is safer than 58% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $294 per resident a year.
Compare Lower South Providence, Providence with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lower South Providence, Providence. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lower South Providence, 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.
Lower South Providence, Providence detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lower South Providence, Providence: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lower South Providence, Providence: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lower South Providence, Providence: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lower South Providence, Providence: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lower South Providence, 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.