Best PlacesOlneyville, Providence, RI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Olneyville, 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.
Olneyville, Providence ranks 4,193rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Olneyville, 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.
Olneyville, Providence's strengths and weaknesses
Where Olneyville, Providence ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
Where Olneyville, 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
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Olneyville, Providence
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Olneyville, Providence home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $70,028; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Olneyville, Providence's effective rate of 0.23%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Olneyville, Providence
Olneyville, 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 Olneyville, Providence.
Who works in Olneyville, Providence, and how
Work in Olneyville, Providence centers on manufacturing 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 75%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in Olneyville, Providence
Olneyville, Providence has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 32 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Olneyville, Providence and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Olneyville, Providence, month by month
Olneyville, Providence sees roughly 68 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 Olneyville, 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 44 miles away.
The best schools in and around Olneyville, Providence
Schools across Olneyville, Providence average an F, better than 1% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- William D'abate Elem. SchoolF · 10% 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 Olneyville, Providence school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Olneyville, 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 Olneyville, Providence against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Olneyville, Providence
Is Olneyville, Providence a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Olneyville, Providence ranks 4,193rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, walkability, and cell coverage, 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 Olneyville, Providence expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $320,286. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $70,028 median income, cost of living beats 34% of neighborhoods.
Is Olneyville, Providence safe?
Olneyville, Providence is safer than 52% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $345 per resident a year.
Compare Olneyville, Providence with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Olneyville, Providence. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Olneyville, 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.
Olneyville, Providence detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Olneyville, Providence: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Olneyville, Providence: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Olneyville, Providence: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Olneyville, Providence: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Olneyville, 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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