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Foster Center is a tiny town of 358 people in Providence County, Rhode Island. It's about 16 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $437k and rent runs about $1k a month.
358people
$437kTypical home
$1,410/moRent
81° / 35°Summer / winter
58"Snow
230Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 358
- Part of a metro area
- About 165 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Providence, RI
- 16 mi to Providence, RI
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $437k (≈$2,756/mo)
- Median rent $1,410/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 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 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to PVD airport
- 16 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 512 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 77 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,157 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 184 bars within 25 mi
- 490 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Rhode Island districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.