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Cranston is a mid-size city of 83,250 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 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $378k and rent runs about $1k a month.
83,250people
$378kTypical home
$1,375/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
39"Snow
230Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 83,250
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,937 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Providence, RI
- 5 mi to Providence, RI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $378k (≈$2,386/mo)
- Median rent $1,375/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k)
- Low property crime (888 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to PVD airport
- 4 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 197 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 87 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,495 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 212 bars within 25 mi
- 656 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 95 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Rhode Island districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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