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Central Falls is a small city of 22,701 people in Providence County, Rhode Island. It's about 5 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $352k and rent runs about $1k a month.
22,701people
$352kTypical home
$1,200/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
42"Snow
230Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,701
- Part of a metro area
- About 19,013 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Providence, RI
- 5 mi to Providence, RI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $352k (≈$2,220/mo)
- Median rent $1,200/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (270 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (825 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 39% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to PVD airport
- 12 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 17% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 102 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 102 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,636 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 207 bars within 25 mi
- 737 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 74 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Rhode Island districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Providence County: D+14 in 2024
- Rhode Island: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk