Best PlacesMount Hope, Providence, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Hope, 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.
Mount Hope, Providence ranks 2,632nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. The schools pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on health care access.
The best neighborhoods in Mount Hope, 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.
Mount Hope, Providence's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Hope, Providence ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
Where Mount Hope, Providence ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Hope, Providence
A household needs to earn about $129,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Hope, Providence home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $84,466, 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 Mount Hope, Providence's effective rate of 1.12%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mount Hope, Providence
Mount Hope, Providence's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Mount Hope, Providence.
Who works in Mount Hope, Providence, and how
Work in Mount Hope, Providence centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 49%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 24%
Life in Mount Hope, Providence
Mount Hope, Providence has more parkland per resident than 92% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 31 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Mount Hope, Providence and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mount Hope, Providence, month by month
Mount Hope, Providence sees roughly 72 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 Mount Hope, Providence
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 41 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mount Hope, Providence
Schools across Mount Hope, Providence average an F, better than 1% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- William D'abate Elem. SchoolF · 10% proficient
- Martin Luther King El. SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Broadway Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Dr. Jorge Alvarez HsF · 3% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Hope, Providence school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Hope, 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 Mount Hope, Providence against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Mount Hope, Providence
Is Mount Hope, Providence a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Hope, Providence ranks 2,632nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on health care access, walkability, and low crime, 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 Mount Hope, Providence expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $472,818. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $84,466 median income, cost of living beats 53% of neighborhoods.
Is Mount Hope, Providence safe?
Yes, Mount Hope, Providence is safer than 78% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $230 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Hope, Providence with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Hope, Providence. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Hope, 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.
Mount Hope, Providence detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Hope, Providence: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Hope, Providence: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Hope, Providence: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Hope, Providence: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Hope, 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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