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Least affordable housing, Rhode Island cities · 2020

Rhode Island cities ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2020 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 16 cities in Rhode Island that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 16 is 3.9.

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Least affordable housing by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990
01Newport, RIRI24,2517.3+45%
02Central Falls, RIRI23,1245.1−8%
03Newport East, RIRI11,0694.7+9%
04Providence, RIRI195,3104.6−9%
05Woonsocket, RIRI44,5804.3−8%
06Westerly, RIRI18,4114.1−7%
07Pawtucket, RIRI77,0654.0−4%
09East Providence, RIRI48,2493.7−6%
10Greenville, RIRI8,2963.5+8%
11Tiverton, RIRI8,0913.5−6%
12Cranston, RIRI84,6473.5−6%
13Kingston, RIRI7,3323.3−9%
14Warwick, RIRI84,1873.30%
15Cumberland Hill, RIRI8,6483.0−4%
16Valley Falls, RIRI12,6573.0−16%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS