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Best places to live in Greater Providence

53 places with 1,273,045 residents within about 35 km of Providence, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Providence, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Bristol (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 22,795 residents    70
  2. 2Barrington (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 16,669 residents    68
  3. 3Warren (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 11,280 residents    66
  4. 4Coventry
    Rhode Island, 35,525 residents    65
  5. 5West Warwick
    Rhode Island, 30,146 residents    65
  6. 6East Greenwich
    Rhode Island, 13,682 residents    64
  7. 7Warwick (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 81,699 residents    63
  8. 8Exeter (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 6,426 residents    63
  9. 9North Kingstown
    Rhode Island, 28,042 residents    60
  10. 10Blackstone (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 9,163 residents    59

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For retired couples

  1. 1Bristol (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 22,795 residents    78
  2. 2Barrington (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 16,669 residents    75
  3. 3North Providence
    Rhode Island, 33,835 residents    75
  4. 4Warren (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 11,280 residents    75
  5. 5Blackstone (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 9,163 residents    73
  6. 6East Greenwich
    Rhode Island, 13,682 residents    73
  7. 7Coventry
    Rhode Island, 35,525 residents    73
  8. 8West Warwick
    Rhode Island, 30,146 residents    73
  9. 9Smithfield (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 21,872 residents    73
  10. 10Exeter (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 6,426 residents    72

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For remote workers

  1. 1Bristol (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 22,795 residents    69
  2. 2North Providence
    Rhode Island, 33,835 residents    69
  3. 3Smithfield (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 21,872 residents    68
  4. 4Coventry
    Rhode Island, 35,525 residents    67
  5. 5Lincoln (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 21,670 residents    67
  6. 6Barrington (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 16,669 residents    66
  7. 7West Warwick
    Rhode Island, 30,146 residents    66
  8. 8Cumberland (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 34,843 residents    66
  9. 9Warren (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 11,280 residents    66
  10. 10North Smithfield
    Rhode Island, 11,212 residents    66

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For commuters

  1. 1Providence (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 190,934 residents    79
  2. 2Cranston
    Rhode Island, 81,073 residents    77
  3. 3East Providence
    Rhode Island, 47,408 residents    76
  4. 4Warwick (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 81,699 residents    75
  5. 5Pawtucket
    Rhode Island, 71,591 residents    75
  6. 6North Providence
    Rhode Island, 33,835 residents    75
  7. 7Barrington (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 16,669 residents    72
  8. 8Johnston (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 29,247 residents    72
  9. 9Bristol (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 22,795 residents    70
  10. 10Seekonk
    Massachusetts, 13,966 residents    70

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For single professionals

  1. 1Providence (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 190,934 residents    72
  2. 2Cranston
    Rhode Island, 81,073 residents    70
  3. 3Pawtucket
    Rhode Island, 71,591 residents    68
  4. 4East Providence
    Rhode Island, 47,408 residents    68
  5. 5Warwick (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 81,699 residents    66
  6. 6North Providence
    Rhode Island, 33,835 residents    66
  7. 7Johnston (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 29,247 residents    62
  8. 8Barrington (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 16,669 residents    60
  9. 9Valley Falls (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 11,547 residents    60
  10. 10Seekonk
    Massachusetts, 13,966 residents    60

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Warwick (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 81,699 residents    51
  2. 2West Warwick
    Rhode Island, 30,146 residents    49
  3. 3East Greenwich
    Rhode Island, 13,682 residents    49
  4. 4Bristol (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 22,795 residents    47
  5. 5Barrington (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 16,669 residents    46
  6. 6Coventry
    Rhode Island, 35,525 residents    46
  7. 7West Greenwich
    Rhode Island, 6,135 residents    43
  8. 8Warren (Rhode Island)
    Rhode Island, 11,280 residents    43
  9. 9East Providence
    Rhode Island, 47,408 residents    43
  10. 10North Providence
    Rhode Island, 33,835 residents    42

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Towns in Greater Providence