Living in East Providence, RI
East Providence is a small city of 47,281 people in Providence County, Rhode Island. It's about 3 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $366k and rent runs about $1k a month.
47,281people
$366kTypical home
$1,288/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
38"Snow
230Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 47,281
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,559 people per sq mi
- 3 mi to Providence, RI
- 3 mi to Providence, RI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $366k (≈$2,305/mo)
- Median rent $1,288/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.2% 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
- 38" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (244 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,314 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to PVD airport
- 6 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 171 ft
- Right on the coast
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 94 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,593 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 228 bars within 25 mi
- 707 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 94 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Rhode Island districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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